Jackson Gregory 
Powder Smoke on Wandering River 
A Western Saga

The beautiful daughter of a notorious gangster suddenly goes missing. However, she is not abducted by anyone but has willingly gone into hiding. What’s the terrible secret that has forced her to take such a drastic step? Who is the man who has claimed to be her father all this while?

About the author

Jackson Gregory (1882-1943) was an American teacher, journalist, and writer. He was born in California and was educated at the University of California, Berkeley. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco. He later served as a principal at a high school in Truckee. He authored more than 40 fiction novels and a number of short stories. Several of his tales were used as the basis of films released between 1916 and 1944, including The Man from Painted Post. He was one of the America’s successful and prolific authors in the first half of the 20th century. Though the vast majority of his stories were about the American Old West, he did occasionally venture into other genres, like mysteries, fantasies or South Seas adventures. His writing formula was usually a successful combination of an abundance of action, adventure and suspense coupled with a dependable story line about areas and the life he was familiar with in the American Southwest.