Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery

About this book

When easily bored heir Godfrey Morgan leaves his sheltered life for the promise of fortune on the other side of the continent, he tumbles into a landscape as mysterious as it is unforgiving. Thrust into a chain of thrilling setbacks—encounters with secretive strangers, harsh wilderness, and the combustive lure of boomtown fortunes—Godfrey must rely on wit, courage, and unexpected friendships to find his way. Jules Verne turns a rousing adventure into a subtle study of character, blending suspense, frontier color, and wry social observation as one wayward young man is remade by the trials he faces.