1991 POWDERKEG Novel of 1857 Utah War LEO GORDON RICHARD VETTERLI FINE HCDJ

Description: POWDERKEG Written by Leo V. Gordon and Richard Vetterli. Published by Lyford Books/Presidio Press, Novato, California. Copyright 1991; there is no statement of printing. The book features map endpapers. “Powderkeg blends truth and fiction. Many of the important events portrayed and statements made are a matter of historical record. Nevertheless, the authors remind the reader that Powderkeg is a novel.” From Wikipedia: Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American film and television character actor as well as a screenplay writer and novelist. During more than 40 years in film and television he was most frequently cast as a supporting actor playing brutish bad guys but occasionally played more sympathetic roles just as effectively. Gordon was also a prolific screenwriter and novelist. Usually credited as "Leo V. Gordon", he wrote dozens of scripts for television series and movies, sometimes writing a good role for himself. His first successful film script, The Cry Baby Killer, featured a young and unknown Jack Nicholson. Among the more notable feature films he wrote was You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) starring Tony Curtis and Charles Bronson. He also wrote the screenplay and appeared in Tobruk (1967), which starred Rock Hudson and George Peppard and was directed by Arthur Hiller. As a television screenwriter he wrote nearly 50 scripts apiece for Bonanza, Cheyenne and Maverick, in the episodes in which he was not a guest star. In the 1970s he appeared frequently as well on the popular police drama Adam-12, another show that he often scripted. In addition to his script work for films and television Gordon wrote or co-wrote several novels, including the historical Western Powderkeg. Richard Vetterli was a professor of political science at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. DESCRIPTION: 361 pages 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in fine-nearly new- condition with like dustjacket. The dark green cloth hardcover is very clean and shows now wear. The interior is excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages. The dustjacket is complete with price intact on the front flap and without flaws to speak of. From the dust jacket description: Powderkeg is a tale of high adventure, romance, and political intrigue that takes us from the frozen, windswept reaches of the Utah Territory in winter to the halls of congress and the office of President James Buchanan, a man haunted by the hobgoblins of secession and determined to leave office with the Union intact, no matter the cost. Others in Washington are equally determined that this should not be: men who dream of a separate nation, one that will stretch from the Carlinas to California—the Confederate States of America. Foremost anomy them are three southern members of Buchanan’s own canine, including the secretary of war, and the senior senator from Mississippi, Jefferson Davis. The instrument they close to bring their dream a giant step closer to fruition is Brevet Brigadier General Albert Sidney Johnston, universally acclaimed as the army’s finest field commander. On a sunny morning in the fall of 1857, Johnston leads and army of 3,000 men out of Fort Leavenworth on an epic forced march that will take them twelve-hundred miles to the Utah Territory and Salt Lake City—a punitive expedition against “rebellious” Mormon settlers led by territorial governor Brigham Young. It is a powder keg that could blow the Union apart! BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.

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