"Silver Wolf, being the courageous and adventurous man that he was, began his transition in life from a farmer to a mountain man at a place south of a large settlement by the name of Ashland located near the western border of the territory of Iowa. He travels through life with a reputation of having been a farmer, wagon master, settler, then on to becoming a mountain man because of tragedy that strikes his life. He ends up becoming a legend in the mountains he loved." Legend on the Mountain: The Legacy of Silver Wolf is the fourth and final book in the Silver Wolf series.The tale begins in the Midwest in the mid-1800s, from the time Silver Wolf left his farm in Iowa to become a wagon master, settler, and in the end, a mountain man. He was given the name Silver Wolf by the tribes he took his vengeance upon.Following the tragic loss of his wife, Silver Wolf is filled with sorrow and revenge against the Indians who killed her. Leaving his daughter Kate in the hands of friends, Silver Wolf heads to the mountains to plan his revenge against the Indians, with the hope of finding peace once again.Gerald A. Moriarty began writing novels at the age of 79. Now 81, he has completed seven novels, four of which have been published. "This book is the culmination of my first three books that all tie together." He lives in Western Washington and has always had a love of the mountains. His admiration of mountain men inspired him to pen his books.Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/GeraldAMoriarty
This book, being the sequel to the author's book, Vanishing Anger, depicts the lure of what that lustrous glow of gold can do when one becomes bitten by that dreaded "gold fever." You will enjoy the ride with a man who had been bit with that fever. The thrills and tragedies that accompany you throughout this journey will keep your interest glued to the pages that lie before you.When Gerald starting writing and publishing books at the age of 79 he never dreamt that at the age of 82 he would still be pounding the keys finishing his seventh book and working on the eighth. Retired and living at the foothills of the mountains, he continues to deliver an action-packed story about the characters he imagined living in the areas he himself explored. His latest book moves ahead a few decades but still bases the storyline on adventures of a driven man who makes a life for himself in spite of many catastrophic dangers. The characters all manage to find people in their lives to share their dreams, struggles and triumphs. Gerald has no idea if he will continue with his writing career but as each book is released he pulls out the keyboard and is driven to put into words the life of characters he envisioned roaming the back country with.
Born against the backdrop of the majestic Cascade Mountains in Washington State, Gerald A. Moriarty wrote his Western Vanishing Anger to express "my love for the mountains and my fascination for those during the mid-1800s who were mountain men."Though the author's primary interest is in following the adventures of the Wild West's mountain men, he heads off in a totally new direction, writing his Western tales. Moriarty has experienced the bite of gold fever himself, and his next two books will express that side of his life.In this novel, an angry man tired of all the fighting needed to defend himself back home on the docks, heads West seeking a new life. His transformation from an angry man to one who finds peace takes place as he finds adventure and self-reliance on his travels.The former longshoreman becomes a gold prospector and a frontiersman who meets up with thieves and scammers.Now retired, Gerald A. Moriarty was born and raised on a farm outside the small town of Enumclaw, Washington. "The absolute beauty of all the surrounding mountains" inspired him to both write and to create beadwork jewelry that he sells at bazaars.
