Dr. Branton K. Holmberg

#17 "Lookin Fer El Dorado": Sam 'n Me (Tm) Adventure Books (Volume 17) Dr. Branton K. Holmberg

El Dorado, the city of gold. That's what the legends was sayin bout it. Ya know what somethin like that does 't treasure hunters don't ya? Sam was diggin up everthin there was on it cause he was determined 't find it even though thousands had tried it before him. It was said the whole durn city had disappeared before the Spanish Conquistadors could get their greedy hands on it. Sam was bettin he could figure out where it went 'n we got ourselves ready 't get down 't Bogota 'n get started. Before we could get goin though I found myself in the hands of kidnappers. Ya ain't gonna believe who was behind tryin 't ransom me fer ten million dollars. This time round yer gonna meet Dr. Jack Ford. Jack is one of the best human beins ever created 'n yer gonna find out why. He's full of more tricks than them Mississippi river boat gamblers 'n proved it time after time. He found a way 't save our hides when I was shore we'd seen the last sunset we was ever gonna see. It'll knock yer socks off 't see how he done it. We hit a dead end in our search fer El Dorado. Yer gonna get yer socks knocked off agin when ya see what happens. Hope ya don't get altitude sickness cause we're climbin mighty high in this adventure. Dress yerselves warm cause it's mighty cold where we're goin. Thanks fer comin along cause ya always lend us courage when we get in tight spots. Gramps