A review by liberrydude
Glorious: A Novel of the American West by Jeff Guinn

4.0

I enjoyed this but it was 100 pages too long and the pace was slow at times. A man fleeing his past in St Louis seeks his one true love whom he has spurned. He follows her to Arizona Territory in the 1870's. Cash McLendon is a guy who has burned his bridges and been a corporate spy so to speak. He married the boss's daughter rather than go with his true love whose business was coveted by his boss. So after his wife dies ( his father-in-law thinks he murdered her) he follows his true love to Glorious, AZ while a goon from this old boss is on his trail. He finds he likes Glorious, a silver mining town with not much to offer. However his former love wants nothing to do with him as she has found another. He decides to stay and see what happens. We have alleged Indians, mining, lots of manipulation, and greedy autocrats. What more could a Western want? The ending though was over the top and a bit too unbelievable but still it was a good yarn and I hope to see more books by Guinn about this character.