Above the Midas Touch

Mary Muhlenberg is an ambitious sixteen-year-old who joins the California Gold Rush in 1849. But unlike her missionary parents, she has exchanged her Bible for a spade. Mary longs for a better life, despite her own conscience and her father's warnings. Touchedby gold fever, Mary makes an ill-advised alliance with conniving entrepreneurs from Midas, a nearby mining town. Rejecting both her father's warnings and the timely adviceof a wise and respected Californio, she will not abandon her chosen path. Mary's escapades will threaten her father's work among the Feather River tribes, compromise herfaith and family, and ultimately imperil not only her life, but the lives of her friends. But when Mary finally comes face to face with her shortcomings, evil plans beyond her control are already in motion. Trapped and alone, Mary must confront the darkness within herself. Only then will she be ready for the greatest test of her life, with the lives of others hanging in the balance.Jenkins, John L. is the author of 'Above the Midas Touch', published 1998 under ISBN 9781888565058 and ISBN 1888565055.