The Vengeance Trail

About the Book

In February, 1848, the war with Mexico ended. Terms of that treaty ceded most of the southwest of the North American continent to the United States. Shortly after, rumors of gold in California began to filter back to the United States. Many of the men who fought in the Mexican War began to drift south with dreams of fabulous wealth. Many of them came along the Gila River Trail from Texas Most came to work hard. Others decided to capitalize on the hard work of others. Still others brought west with them quarrels from the east that could only end in violence and death.

About the Author

For over fifteen years, Steve Hailes has been writing technical manuals and training materials for Fortune 100 companies. His works, including Windows Help Systems have been purchased by millions of people. His technical writing skills are matched by his love for writing fiction. His western history novels have remained on the best selling list of audio books by Books in Motion for the past five years. The Vengeance Trail is the first in a series of The Gold Rush Chronicles which includes five novels about varying real life dramas taking place in California during the Gold Rush. Mr. Hailes is a graduate of the University of Utah with a degree in English and most of his class work for a Master’s Degree in Comparative Literature. Mr. Hailes lives south of Silicon Valley in San Jose with his wife, children, computers and his growing library of western history. He frequently visits the places where his novels occur.