The Man from Shenandoah
Publisher: Writers Club Press
Published: January 2003
Place of publication: New York, USA; Lincoln, USA; Shanghai, China
Language: eng
Format: Trade Paperback
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780595263080
Description: Carl Owen returns from the Civil War to find the family farm destroyed, his favorite brother dead, food scarce, and his father determined to leave the Shenandoah Valley to build a cattle empire in Colorado Territory. Crossing the continent, Carl falls in love with his brother's fianceé while set to wed another girl, but he might lose everything if the murderous outlaw Berto Acosta has his way. Carl battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother--all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates

"A book to prize, and not only for its gritty realism, exciting action, and compelling characters. The story further engages us by examining the ties that hold family and community together. Not many Westerns do that. Heartily recommended!" --C.K.Crigger, author of the Boothenay Irons Gunsmith series, Western Writers Newsletter, Nov. 2002

Book 1: The Owen Family Saga