The Hidden Treasure of the Chisos

by Patrick Dearen

The Big Bend of Texas is a mysterious place in 1869. Legend has it that there's a lost gold mine in the Chisos Mountains. Twelve-year-old Fish Rawlings and his cousin Gid have heard all about it. To find it, they must cross a desert prowled by Apache warriors. They must ride a trail haunted by devil animals and Indian spooks. Even with the help of a young Apache boy, the journey won't be easy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556228295
• ISBN13: 9781556228292
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Maynard "Fish" Rawlings, Jr.: A Lone Star Hero

In the character of Fish Rawlings, Dearen seems to have combined the youthful exuberance of Samuel Clemens' Huckleberry Finn with the adventurous independence of Rowdy Yates (a young Clint Eastwood) from the old popular television series "Rawhide." . . . For today's young readers who did not grow up with those television western series that starred young men like "Wagon Train's" Barnaby West, "Rawhide's" Rowdy Yates, and "The High Chapparal's" Blue Cannon, the Lone Star Heroes Series helps fill the gap. -- REVIEW OF TEXAS BOOKS, SUMMER 2002.

Lone Star Heroes Book 3

In 1869 twelve-year-old Fish Rawlings and his cousin Gid hunt a lost gold mine in the Big Bend of Texas. An exciting adventure with danger and suspense as the two boys must cross a desert where Apache warriors prowl to find the mine. Everyone with young boys, be they sons or grandsons, should buy this series.