{"product_id":"through-many-dangers-thomas-goodman-9798996021512","title":"Through Many Dangers: A Novel of the 1905 Pistol-Packing Preacher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thomas Goodman again shows why he is one of the finest historical fiction authors we have. His vision of East Texas, both the place and the people, is as accurate as it is spellbinding.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-James Wade, Western Heritage Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eNarrow the Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by a remarkable true story, \u003cem\u003eThrough Many Dangers\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers to 1905 East Texas, where a young preacher arrives to lead a church-and finds himself drawn into a war for the soul of a town.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Burleson expects his first pastorate in the timber boomtown of Groveton to test his preaching. He does not expect murder, illegal whiskey, and a criminal operation protected by a corrupt sheriff, an indebted lumber baron, and a cold-blooded enforcer known as the Blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Rick begins challenging the lawlessness from his pulpit, threats turn to violence. His church and home become targets. The danger reaches his congregation, his wife, Sarah, and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick believes in prayer, patience, and the rule of law. But what happens when the law refuses to act?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon the young Methodist preacher is carrying a holstered Colt and setting the loaded pistol on his pulpit every Sunday. Yet possessing a gun is one thing. Deciding whether he has the resolve to use it is another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah, his steady and clear-eyed wife, faces the danger with him as the threats close around their family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Many Dangers is a historical crime novel of corruption, courage, marriage, and faith tested under fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen evil has taken hold of a town, how long can good people wait for someone else to stop it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996021512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mainsail Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Thomas Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50593592443135,"sku":"9798996021512","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a9ddb8c-8eca-4a0f-93a9-e304a24993d7.jpg?v=1791122168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-many-dangers-thomas-goodman-9798996021512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}