{"product_id":"independence-pass-a-possibly-true-story-of-blackmail-betrayal-and-bank-robbery-set-in-the-old-colorado-west-retold-by-an-unreliable-sou-paperback","title":"Independence Pass: A possibly true story of blackmail, betrayal and bank robbery set in the old Colorado west retold by an unreliable source - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul W. Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twelve thousand feet, Colorado's Independence Pass is no place to get caught in a blizzard-certainly not at night. And you'd have to be plumb crazy to attempt the dangerous sixty-mile passage twice in one night-counting on the winter storm to hide your tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle does Daniel Carrington know that when he saves the charming but unreliable Harry Rich from certain death, he'll be coaxed into making just such a passage as part of a maniacal bank robbery plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the spectacular backdrop of the Rocky Mountain high country, \u003ci\u003eIndependence Pass\u003c\/i\u003e follows the earnest young Irish lad as he finds himself among gamblers and gunslingers, swindlers and miners, rugged mountain men, crooked lawmen, wealthy mining barons, and beguiling women of the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving his family behind, with the Pinkerton Detectives in hot pursuit, Daniel's attempt to reach an uncle in California finds him penniless and desperate in Leadville, Colorado. But his luck turns around when his reputation for bravery follows him to Aspen-where he eventually finds love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first book in a series tracing the Carrington family, of \u003ci\u003eDynasty\u003c\/i\u003e fame, this Western packs one helluva punch!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Australia, Paul W. Harris is a forty-year resident of Aspen, Colorado, and a veteran ski instructor with the Ski Schools of Aspen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis novel \u003ci\u003eIndependence Pass\u003c\/i\u003e, which finds young Daniel Carrington becoming entangled with an unscrupulous gambler and growing into a man, is the debut of a family saga series about the Carrington family, made famous by the \u003ci\u003eDynasty\u003c\/i\u003e television series of the 1980s. The sequel, titled \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, is slated for release in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174012096647,"sku":"9780996657013","price":26.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a2e336bd4275ba45cb10ca908bf7c5f6.webp?v=1733371614","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/independence-pass-a-possibly-true-story-of-blackmail-betrayal-and-bank-robbery-set-in-the-old-colorado-west-retold-by-an-unreliable-sou-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}