Fool's Gold - The Skinners of Goldfield #1

by Stephen Bly

Book Overview

The Skinners are just passing through Goldfield, Nevada, on their way West in 1905, but so many in the boom town need their help. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581341555
• ISBN13: 9781581341553
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Crossway Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Fun Western Reading!

Bly gives you a great story and wondeful characters. Fergus is my favorite. I have read the whole series and they are so funny and not preachy which I appreciate. Keep up the great writing!

Fun book

Simple, sweet story of a family who finds themselves stuck in a city bent on finding gold, no matter the cost. From characters who spout Shakespeare to bad guys bent on revenge, this is a fun ride. Underlying message of faith is not preachy, but shows that a man of faith can impact others, even a city, if he lives what he believes.

The Skinner Family lives and proves God's real love!

Circa 1905, O.T. Skinner takes his wife and 4 children on a move to Dinuba, CA where he has family and a grape farm waiting. The trip is hard, and he passes through the dusty, gambling, carousing gold rush town of Goldfield, Nevada. He plans to stay just long enough to rest his family and his mules and head right out, but water is a precious commodity and he discovers an heroic way to become the talk of the town. In the meantime, he meets two different sets of rowdy gang members, or so they seem. In addition, he pitches his tent right beside a drunken father with a starving family. The Godliness and goodness of the Skinner family is indescribable and so refreshing. Stephen Bly has me ready for book 2.

One of Steve Bly's best!

Alkali dust blows through 100-degree days. Saloons line every block. A gold rush draws gamblers, gunfighters, propectors and promoters to Goldfield, Nevada. The Skinners are just passing through, so they thought. No place for a family to settle. But next to their tent is a starving family with a drunken father. And O.T. Skinner quickly makes a name for himself in a heroic move. A lovable family with a vital faith in the bowels of a greedy town.