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During the California Gold Rush, tens of thousands of East Coast fortune seekers traveled to the gold fields. Many crossed the plains in covered wagons, and I’ve written about their journeys. Some came via ship to Chagres, Panama, then across the Isthmus to the Pacific Coast. When I read about the horrific perils they endured on that sixty-mile crossing, I had to write about their journey, too. Although this book is fiction, the incidents that occurred on the crossing are based on fact, including what happened with the crocodile.