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Palo Duro Gold

Name: Palo Duro Gold
Author: GERALD MCCATHERN
ISBN: 9781935841265

by GERALD MCCATHERN

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Overview

What does a thieving crow have to do with a hidden treasure? You will find out as McCathern, in the style of Louis L’Amour, keeps the reader spell-bound as he weaves a fictional story around historical events and characters during the settling of the Texas Panhandle, 1875 - 1881. Twenty people are either killed, murdered or hung as a result of the search for the hidden gold in Palo Duro Canyon. When two young cowboys join the search, they lead the reader on a wild adventure as they battle outlaws, buffalo hunters, gamblers and prostitutes in their quest for the gold. Based on a true story as told by Charles Goodnight. Fourth book in McCathern’s Ceebara Ranch Series.

About the Author, GERALD MCCATHERN

Gerald McCathern, a native of the Texas Panhandle, has been writing most of his adult life, having published his own nationally circulated newsletter, The Agriculture Watchdog. He has written a syndicated column for several newspapers and has authored several books, including From the White House to the Hoosegow, Gentle Rebels, To Kill the Goose, Line of Succession, and Horns.
Gerald has had an exciting life, having served in the Aviation Engineers during WWII, working as a roustabout, rough-neck and graduate geologist in the oil fields of West Texas, and farming, ranching and cattle feeding in the Texas Panhandle.
As the National Wagonmaster during the agriculture protest movement of 1977-1979, he led over 5,000 tractors and 50,000 farmers across the nation to Washington, D.C. in their effort to carry their economic problems to congress and the American people. During the three year period of the protest, he became very respected in the political realm, having met and worked with most of the leading political figures of that time, including Presidents Carter and Reagan; Senators Dole and Harkins; and Speakers of the House, Wright and O’Neil.
As a spokesman for the farmers, he appeared on Good Morning America and The Donahue Show, as well as on many radio talk shows, and met with the editorial board of The Washington Post. In 1981, President Reagan appointed him as Special Assistant to Secretary John Block in Washington, D.C., where he worked on many high level programs including a top secret effort to prevent Castro from taking over Jamaica.
Gerald met and married his wife, Bonnie Traweek, while attending Texas Tech in 1947. The have 3 children, 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. They reside in at their home in Hereford, Texas.