ABOUT THE BOOK

In the mid-1800s, young James Kennedy escapes the famines in Ireland, takes to the high seas, and travels to the new world. He endures a rough immigrant life on the Boston waterfront. A Boston girl takes a fancy to him, never to be forgotten.

Framed for murder, he must leave New England and seek his fortune farther west. A chance encounter with a colorful cattleman begins the journey of young Kennedy to the wild, untamed stretches of the Texas frontier, then to the muscular, majestic beauty of the Colorado mountains.

He carries the mysterious secret of a Ute American Indian relic in his wanderings across a young and vibrant America, and sets his sights on returning to Boston to settle old scores... always one step ahead of the law.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark Engebretson is an award-winning photographer, journalist and newspaper editor, who was raised in the Palo Pinto country of North Central Texas, the "Cradle of the Cattle Industry." His work has been published nationally and he has been a contributor to the Associated Press and others. His non-fiction publications include interviews with such notables as actor/artist Buck Taylor, and famed businesswoman Alice Walton.

During a 20-year Army career, Engebretson served as a bomb disposal and munitions technician. He worked with the United States Secret Service on presidential and VIP protective details.

The Golden Amulet ISBN-10: 1-58832-091-X ISBN-13: 978-1-58832-091-9 Retail: $13.99 U.S. Edition: First Specs: 6 x 9 Trade Paperback Length: 220 Released: October 2003 Subject(s): Fiction