Jed Cartwright: Set of 9 Volumes (Ed Dunlop)

Jed Cartwright

The Complete 9-volume set

Book 1: Jed Cartwright and the Dangerous Journey

Unknown to orphans Jed and Mandy, God has a perfect plan for their lives. As events unfold, He reveals His love for them. This gripping story of God’s love and redemption is both entertaining and heartwarming.  Jed Cartwright is a new series of Christian books that will encourage and inspire young readers!

Book 2: Jed Cartwright and the Lost Gold Mine

When Jed and his new brother Nathan accompany Pa Cartwright on a trip to the Colorado Territory, they learn of a gold mine that has been lost for more than thirty years. Setting out to find it, the boys discover that someone else knows the mine’s whereabouts. And that someone is willing to kill to protect the secret.

Book 3: Jed Cartwright and the Comanche Raiders

Jed gets his own horse, a beautiful black stallion, and the kind widow who had cared for them when they were in need earlier comes to live with them in St. Louis. Then a family who had been enemies become friends. How could life get any better?

Book 4: Jed Cartwright and the Lighthouse Mystery

Join Jed Cartwright and his family as they travel by train to South Carolina to meet Jed’s adopted grandfather, the keeper of the lighthouse at Sharktooth Point.

Who is sending secret signals from the old lighthouse? Why doesn’t Grampa want to talk about it? Who is the stranger who disappears on the open beach, leaving no trace behind? Is Grampa involved with the smugglers?

Join Jed, Mandy and Nathan as they seek to unravel the conflicting clues and solve the mystery of the old lighthouse. This fast-paced adventure stresses the value of complete obedience to parental authority.

Book 5: Jed Cartwright and the Desperate Slave

Foolishly accepting a dare from a group of boys in town, Jed Cartwright attempts to ride a mare that has not been broken, and is nearly killed as a result. Calvin, a quick-witted slave who happens to witness the event, manages to bring the unruly horse under control, thus saving Jed’s life.

When Elias Bentley, Calvin’s hot-tempered master, learns of his brave deed, he expresses rage by forcing Calvin to spend the long wintry night outdoors, chained between two trees. The Cartwrights learn of Calvin’s predicament and come to his rescue, and Pa Cartwright buys the poor slave from his abusive master in order to give him his freedom. Later, Pa also buys Calvin’s wife, Violet, but does not insist on getting a receipt.

In this fifth Jed Cartwright adventure, the reader learns the importance of developing a good testimony and maintaining a good name.

Book 6: Jed Cartwright and the Midnight Rustlers

When the Diamondback ranch hands find scores of Diamondback cattle dead in a secluded meadow, they realize that the rustlers want more than just cattle—they are trying to drive the Higgins family from the ranch.

When trials come into their lives, will Jed and his Pa still trust in the Lord to work all things together for good?

Book 7: Jed Cartwright and the Deadwood Bank Robbery

When the Deadwood Bank vault is forced open and a shipment of gold is stolen, the evidence seems to point to Jed’s Pa!  To Jed’s dismay, Pa is found guilty and sentenced to ten years in the Kansas State Prison. The question remains: who really stole the gold? When Jed and Nathan set out to try to prove Pa’s innocence, help comes from an unexpected source.

Book 8: Jed Cartwright and the Pony Express

Pa Cartwright has moved the family to the outskirts of St. Joseph, and Jed is delighted to discover that the Pony Express crosses their new property.  But imagine Jed’s surprise when he finds that one of the riders is his old friend Henry Sweeney!  Then, Henry has a crippling accident and Jed takes the duty on himself to finish the mail run.  On his very first trek, Jed is assigned with relaying vital information to an Army outpost about wagon loads of rifles that have been hijacked by robbers!  Can Jed complete this crucial run in time?  Will he make it safely home to his family?

Book 9: Jed Cartwright and the Forgotten Island

On a surprise trip to visit Grampa in South Carolina, the Cartwright Family is ripped apart after Jed and Nathan venture down to the waterfront, where Jed is kidnapped by slave traders. As the ship begins a journey southward, Jed realizes that any search for him would be futile since Pa and others would have no idea where to look for him. Jed desperately cries out to God for help.

Thanks to a well-timed coup that resulted in passed-out crew members, Jed manages to escape his captors using the ship’s longboat. He reaches a secluded island where he discovers a primitive tribe as well as another castaway, a devout Christian named Patrick, who has been marooned on the island for sixteen years.

Patrick begins to teach Jed the written language that he developed for the natives so together they can share the Gospel with them. Unbeknownst to Jed, Patrick is training him to take over his position should anything happen to him. Torn between his desire to minister to the island natives and his yearning to see his family once again, he prays for guidance from the Lord.

Having no contact with the outside world, is it even possible for Jed to find his way home? Is it the Lord’s will that he stay on the faraway island to win others to Christ? Feeling lost and separated from his family for what may be forever, he comes to learn that God knew where he was the entire time.