Lake Forest, CA: The Westbound Stage,
(2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Gold Dust, Slaves, And A Sing-song Girl." Historical novel which follows the adventures of Reef Atherton from his days as a slave-trading ship owner to California during the Gold Rush, where he signs on as "Messenger Twelve" for Wells Fargo. 249 pp. ISBN: 0-967875909.