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Richard S. Wheeler
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Before the whole distribution system imploded in the nineties, mass-market books were placed in groceries and drugstores by over two hundred local magazine distributors. One of these was Billings News, which annually placed pocketbooks in the racks in Yellowstone Park.
The buyer there discovered that my historical novels of the West sold well in Yellowstone Park, where people bought them in part... read more »
The buyer there discovered that my historical novels of the West sold well in Yellowstone Park, where people bought them in part... read more »
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Snowbound
— published 2010 — 4 editions |
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Aftershocks
— published 1999 — 4 editions |
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Sierra: A Novel Of The California Gold Rush
— published 1996 — 6 editions |
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The Fire Arrow: A Barnaby Skye Novel
— published 2006 — 4 editions |
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Rendezvous
— published 1997 — 4 editions |
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Eclipse: A Novel of Lewis and Clark
— published 2003 — 6 editions |
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Sun River
— published 1989 — 2 editions |
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The Buffalo Commons
— published 1998 — 7 editions |
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The Canyon of Bones
— published 2007 — 5 editions |
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The Richest Hill on Earth
— published 2011 — 4 editions |
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Richard S. Wheeler
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| This is a brilliant examination of leadership in the Army, with a candid evaluation of individuals, as well as the system. The country, and the army, needed just such a critique. | |
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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
by Nathaniel Philbrick
read in April, 2013
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| Mr. Philbrick's excellent research is compromised in places by preconceptions about some of the characters. | |
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I just finished your book, "Buffalo Commons" and wish to tell you what a fine job you did on it. I'm dismayed that a guy so interested in Treasure State conservation never knew about the title until I read a Ron Scheer's review on Goodreads; then...
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"This is a fine post. I recently surveyed all the "indie" blogs and sites I could find. They were loaded with marketing and promo advice, how to get bl...more
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| I was fortunate to receive an Advance Reading Copy of this powerful and beautifully wrought novel. It is the story of a freedman, Jason, in the 1830s, and his former master, Tolin Cobb, who remain friends and allies long after Jason has been manumitt...more | |
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Richard Wheeler
said "yes" to attending the event:
Release of HAMMER COME DOWN: Memoirs of a Freedman
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October 17, 2012 12:00PM
location: The United States description: New Historical Fiction book will be released in print and for Kindle on this date. Special discounts--TBA as the event looms. Bookmark the Web site to get all the details. |
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Richard Wheeler
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| This is the finest novel I have ever read. | |
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