Finding Billy Battles

An Account of Peril, Transgression and Redemption

by Ronald E. Yates

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Pub Date Nov 26 2013 | Archive Date Jul 24 2014

R.E. Yates & Associates | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Members' Titles

General Fiction (Adult) | History

Description

Finding Billy Battles is the sweeping story of a man whose deeds and misdeeds propel him on an extraordinary and perilous journey from the untamed American West to the inscrutable Far East. The story begins when Billy's great-grandson inherits two trunks filled with the detritus of a century-long life, including a number of meticulously detailed and shocking journals that reveal several violent confrontations and horrific incidents previously lost to history. Those events, as well as a heartrending personal tragedy, transform Billy Battles into a haunted and hunted man. Complying with Billy's last request, his great-grandson compiles the journals into a three-part trilogy, of which this book is the first.

A Note From the Publisher

Cover design, Nicole B. Yates. Also available in the following formats: paperback, 978-1-4931-3030-6, $13.49; eBook, 978-1-4931-3032-0, $3.99.

Advance Praise

Ever have a book that takes over your days and nights - that's what Finding Billy Battles did for me. Set in post-civil war Kansas and surrounding territories Billy makes friends with the likes of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday while making enemies of some of the lowest scoundrels imaginable. The first of a trilogy of adventures that takes Billy around the world, 'Finding Billy Battles' is a seamless blend of history and fiction. Ron Yates has a knack for late 19th century cowboy dialogue that sounds true to the ear. His metaphors are hypnotic - "...he was so crooked that he put on his socks with a corkscrew" is one of my favorites. Take it to the beach or sit in a snowdrift...wherever you are while reading about Billy's adventures you will be instantly transported to a world gunslingers, bad hombres, fine ladies, and loyal friends. —Amazon review by author Martin Henley

Ever have a book that takes over your days and nights - that's what Finding Billy Battles did for me. Set in post-civil war Kansas and surrounding territories Billy makes friends with the likes of...

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