The Holts: An American Dynasty Books
As Toby Holt battles to save his ranch from the harsh winter weather of 1887, his headstrong son, Tim, sets out to seek his fortune in the silver mines
Seeking to chronicle the West as he sees it, renowned journalist Tim Holt travels into the heart of Indian territory and confronts injustice as thousands of settlers prepare to encroach on Indian land
The saga of the Holt family continues with Janessa and Charley, who are both in Cherokee country using their knowledge of medicine to battle the disease that has stricken the Indians, and who end up fighting for their own lives
San Francisco newspaper mogul Tim Holt's dedication to publishing the truth wins him formidable enemies who have become very close with the Holt clan and could threaten the family power and prestige
While royalist rebel Sam Brentwood faces the death penalty as a traitor on the Hawaiian islands, on the mainland, Janessa Holt Lawrence wages a war against prejudice and disease on Ellis Island
Heading west after a fight with his folks, seventeen-year-old Frank Blake, the great-grandson of frontiersman Whip Holt, finds adventure and danger, while, back in the city, his cousin, Tim Holt, meddles with a feisty suffragette. Original.
1869. As the gold fever swept the nation, a great migration north begins to the Yukon Territory of Canada, where the adventurous Frank Blake chases his dreams of fortune aboard a rickety steamer headed for the unchartered waters of the Klondike--pursued by a dangerous enemy bent on deadly vengeance. Across the continent, on New York's teeming shores, daring trailblazer Dr. Jasnessa Holt Lawrence scandalizes eastern society with her radical discoveries and impassioned struggle for women's right. And amid the dazzle and deception of Washigton's glittering social whirl, Toby Holt fights a desperate battle with President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt to prevent a war that could alter the fate of a nation.
1898. Remember The Maine ! As the nation's headlines scream for revenge, inciting America to war against Spain, newspaper publisher Tim Holt vows to report the story himself from the front line in Cuba--a searing tropical adventure that will change his life and his country forever. Thousands of miles away, in the frozen Yukon Territory, young Frank Blake seeks his fortune in gold--only to have his dreams shattered and his heart broken before his true destiny becomes clear. And across the Pacific, in the Philippines, Frank's estranged father, Henry Blake--a U.S. government spy--undertakes a secret mission that leads to the threshold of the American century.
As the twentieth century draws near, intelligence agent Henry Blake watches with dismay as the U.S. sinks into a quagmire in the Philippines, while his estranged son Frank travels west in search of adventure to New Mexico. Original.
Leaving her family to make her New York City debut in 1900, sixteen-year-old Sally watches her dream shattered amid the tumult of history, while her best friend India rises to a pinnacle of unwanted fame and discovers a depth of unforgettable tragedy. Original.