The Bodacious Kid

"The Bodacious Kid is a story of a young man growing up maturing and discovering that life is uncertain unfair and always a challenge. It is not the end result that is important but the journey along the way and that 'gold isn't all."' - Montana Historical Society.

The adventures of The Bodacious Kid begin during the last months of 1882 in Progress County Montana Territory. With humor suspense and authentic frontier atmosphere gained through a lifetime of living researching and depicting the West Lynde tells a story of adventure romance and greed as Merlin Fanshaw a.k.a. The Bodacious Kid finds himself caught between the competing agendas of an outlaw band two very different lawmen and one pretty girl.