SEBASTOPOL, Calif., Oct. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Readers on the lookout for an unforgettable adventure in the great American frontier are in for a vivid journey with author Ellen Wight as Xlibris releases her new book, Tales of the Express.
This rollicking western road trip, based on facts, follows the remarkable life of a woman who reinvents herself as a man and becomes a noted coachman. In 1852 Charley arrives at the California gold fields to experience the Wild West first hand, driving six horses over the dangerous mountains, where bandits like Joaquin Murrieta and the Tom Bell gang lurked.
Tales of the Express branches out to include other remarkable people who gathered in the Golden State such as Snowshoe Thompson and William Wallace Byrnes, a true western die hard who was shot thirty-two times in his career as a gunman and lived. The reader will even glimpse more well-known residents in gold country, such as Levi Strauss and Mark Twain.
Laced with incredible historical details and graphic violence, Tales of the Express will keep you on the edge of your seat, with unforgettable adventures and interesting characters. To order a copy of this book, feel free to visit your local bookstore or call Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 today.
About the Author
Ellen Wight lives in Sonoma County California. She has always loved horses and theater. At the age of twenty she joined Ringling Bros. circus, hoping to ride a horse in the greatest show on earth. Instead, she rode an elephant. Dreaming of her own horse act, she worked for Glenn Randall Sr., who trained Trigger. She then developed Storybook Carriage Rides and became secretary of the North Coast Draft Horse and Mule club. Years of research have gone into her first novel, Tales of the Express, inspired by an 1860s stagecoach driven by the author in many parades.
Tales of the Express * by Ellen Wight
Publication Date: June 11, 2008
Trade Paperback; $23.99; 428 pages; 978-1-4363-2275-1
Cloth Hardback; $34.99; 428 pages; 978-1-4363-2276-8
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x.7876.
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