Where Free Men Gather, The Poudre Canyon Saga Book One

Claude LeSueur hurled his final insult in the face of Jean Pelletier igniting the young trapper's white hot temper. A flash of fury and a naked blade left the son of wealthy fur merchant Maurice LeSueur gasping out his last breath on the banks of the St. Lawrence. Jean, together with his brother Andre, flee Canada and the hangman's gallows, while behind them follow two murderous river pirates, Joseph Quesnel and his silent partner known only as 'the wolverine.' Hired by LeSueur to hunt them down Quesnel harbors his own secret hatred for Jean Pelletier and is hunting for his own purposes. Making their way into the American West where free trappers gathered and beaver shined the brothers melt into the world of the Indian and the mountain man. As the years pass the memories of Canada and Claude LeSueur become faded dreams until the day Jean's past comes back and threatens the new life he has so carefully built. Dave P. Fisher weaves his adventures and experiences into his writing. His writing style draws his readers into the story with realism and Dave's personal knowledge of the West, its people, and character. His novels, numerous short stories, non-fiction articles, and cowboy poetry have been internationally published. He was awarded the Will Rogers Medallion Award for Outstanding Western Fiction, and his short stories have won numerous Reader's Choice Awards.