Texan August Miller, Marshal for Judge Parker, and former Confederate cavalryman, could never accept the South's defeat in the war. Thirteen years have passed since the surrender, yet August will not let it go. His hatred for all things 'Yankee' only deepens over the years as he watches the Northern victors "lord-over" the defeated South, and carpetbaggers grow rich on the spoils. Finally, pushed to the brink of his paper-thin Yankee tolerance, he strikes back and becomes a wanted outlaw on the run. Envisioning himself as a Confederate patriot, he returns to Texas and delivers another blow against a hatred Yankee carpetbagger, an act that makes him both hero and villain in the eyes of Texans. It is a fame he rides until he realizes his life is spiraling out of control; he loses his family and far more than he ever gained. All that waits for him at the end of the road is the gallows. But can a man change, and with a little help from his friends make a new life? Yes, he can. Until the day August Miller is caught and hung. But was he?
About the Author: Mountain men, Voyageurs, pioneers, and explorers make up the branches of Dave's family tree. His mother's side was from Canada where the men plied the fur trade in the Canadian wilderness. Others moved down into the wilds of Northern Minnesota and established trading posts among the Chippewa. On his father's side were veterans of the War of 1812, and the Spanish American War. His natural grandfather died out West while working as a telegrapher for the railroad. His step grandfather, born in the 1800's, was Native Blackfoot from Montana. He was a hunter and horseman who brought a great deal of Old West influence into the Fisher family. As a lifelong Westerner Dave inherited that pioneer blood and followed in the footsteps of his ancestors. Originally from Oregon, he worked cattle and rode saddle broncs in rodeos. His adventures have taken him across the wilds of Alaska as a horsepacker and hunting guide, through the Rocky Mountains of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado where he wrangled, guided and packed for a variety of outfitters. Dave weaves his experience into each story. His writing, steeped in historical accuracy and drawing on extensive research, draws his readers into the story by their realism and Dave's personal knowledge of the West, its people, and character. He has 500 fiction and non-fiction works published. Included are western action/adventure, outdoor novels, and short story collections, 70 short stories, and inclusion in 18 anthologies. He is the first, and currently the only, writer to win the Will Rogers Medallion Award three times for outstanding Western Fiction. Nine of his short stories have earned Reader's Choice Awards. You can learn more about Dave's background and writing at his website: www.davepfisher.com