Peter Bergquist: 2 books

Where the West EndsSynopsis            A mountain man trapper named Jesse Tipps travels to California when the beaver give out and, after being wounded in an Indian attack, recuperates at the Russian colony of Fort Ross. Jesse learns about the peaceful coexistence of Russians,...

In 1853 Darien Adair joins an expedition to discover a route for the first canal to cross the Isthmus of Panama and unite the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. As an accomplished artist, his job is to visually document the party’s progress; but he soon finds himself locked in a battle of wills with Lieutenant...