John G Anderson

Dakota Gold (A Kids Adventure on the Missouri River) John G Anderson

Publisher Marketing: Fort Benton would be but prairie dust had not the lonely Missouri River blessed the southern flank of town. Its main street was Rob and Marlo's play ground. They watched the Steamers, arriving from St. Louis. unloading the passengers. The boardwalks alive with tappers, miners, soldiers, and Indians. They were downtown, the day the Sharndo gang rode into town. Turned out the gang had robbed the gold shipment from the steamer, Dakota. They got a room at the Johnson Hotel to lie low for awhile. Having drank too much whiskey one evening, the gang freely talks of their robbery and pass around a map, where the gold is buried. Marlo, ever the adventure seeker, and Rob, whom she dragged along, find the window of the gang's room. Kids have big eyes and ears. Beneath the window, they see and hear everything. Next day when the kids know that the Sharndo gang is drinking in a local bar, Marlo sneaks through the unlocked window and retrieves the map. They study the map and find, to their delight, that the gold is hidden in the White Cliffs badlands, along the Missouri River. Keeping this a secret, they decide to recover the gold. They build a raft and head on down the Missouri, on an exciting, bold mission. With the Sharndo gang hot on their trail and a run in with a Blackfoot hunting party, will they make it to the Gold's hiding place and return safely home? Find out in Dakota Gold.