The Golden Spike

Will Braddock works for the Union Pacific Railroad as it races west to join the Central Pacific. Paddy O'Hannigan is out to kill Will, Homer Garcon, and Will's uncle, all of whom he blames for his own troubles. Desperate for money, Paddy sees his chance when he learns that the president of the Central Pacific Railroad is bringing a golden spike to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Can Will and his friends stop him in time?


Genre: Historical

"Engaging action and vivid detail make the fer-raging adventure of this young protagonist reminiscent of Twain's Huck Finn..." - Lucia St. Clair Robson