"Robber Barons captures the heart of what made America’s expansion both inspiring and devastating. It reads like Ken Follett’s sweeping historical drama laced with the rugged soul of Louis L’Amour." – TERESA BROCK, Best Thriller Books
‘Historical fiction at its best!Robber Baronsbrings the past to life with rich characters and a struggle between justice and commerce which feels just as relevant today as in 1890’s Alaska.’
– TERRANCE LAYHEW, host of Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew, author of the Mitch Mayhewseries.
In 1865, as the U.S. acquires Alaska from Russia, powerful industrialists move in—crushing small traders, seizing fisheries, and starving Native communities. The Gritt brothers, one running steamboats on the Yukon and the other trading vessels in southern Alaska, refuse to stand by, but their resistance makes them targets.
They’re soon joined by two women: a determined young attorney escaping the good-old-boy system and a Native teacher and lay minister. Together they confront a ruthless Canadian mastermind whose brutal operatives, veterans of the Boer War, will stop at nothing.
As violence spreads from Alaska to Washington, Boston, and Montreal, the Gritts struggle against corruption and intimidation. But when their enemies underestimate the women—brilliant organizers who can also shoot—the balance of power begins to shift.
Genre: Historical
‘Historical fiction at its best!Robber Baronsbrings the past to life with rich characters and a struggle between justice and commerce which feels just as relevant today as in 1890’s Alaska.’
– TERRANCE LAYHEW, host of Suit Up! With Terrance Layhew, author of the Mitch Mayhewseries.
In 1865, as the U.S. acquires Alaska from Russia, powerful industrialists move in—crushing small traders, seizing fisheries, and starving Native communities. The Gritt brothers, one running steamboats on the Yukon and the other trading vessels in southern Alaska, refuse to stand by, but their resistance makes them targets.
They’re soon joined by two women: a determined young attorney escaping the good-old-boy system and a Native teacher and lay minister. Together they confront a ruthless Canadian mastermind whose brutal operatives, veterans of the Boer War, will stop at nothing.
As violence spreads from Alaska to Washington, Boston, and Montreal, the Gritts struggle against corruption and intimidation. But when their enemies underestimate the women—brilliant organizers who can also shoot—the balance of power begins to shift.
Genre: Historical
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