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G.P. Schultz was born in Longacre, West Virginia to a coal mining family. He grew up in wild, wonderful West Virginia, where he loved to play sports. He then served with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii where he met his wife, Vicki, who was attending the University of Hawaii. They have two daughters and currently reside in Kansas City.
His writing career began in mid-life, with the publication of his first novel, Gully Town. His idea for the novel came from years of working with the Irish and the Itailans in the River Quay area of Kansas City, and he wanted to revive the city’s rich history in a novel.
He currently divides his time between his one man marketing business and writing, but also enjoys golf and gardening, and follo...more

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SEARCHING FOR SECRETARIAT

SEARCHING FOR SECRETARIAT- October, 1984
It had been a long day’s drive from Kansas City to Lexington, Kentucky. I was getting that spaced out feeling from being on the road too long as I headed to my hometown in West Virginia. Ahead of me I noticed a sign that read Keeneland Race Track. I knew that Lexington was the heart of thoroughbred racing. But I knew little about the sport other than foll... read more »

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Books by G.P. Schultz

Average rating: 3.75 · 48 ratings · 34 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Gully Town: A Novel of Kansas City 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Kennedy Club 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Incident at SIMMs Center 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	The Girl Who Loved To Run 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	The Ghost Dancers 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Incident at Simms Center 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life
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I was 16 years old and watching a high school basketball game in my hometown of South Charleston,
West Virginia. The man sitting beside me pointed to a lanky kid on the floor, with East Bank on his jersey, and said that the kid was so smooth that he w...more

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"Diane wrote: "Pierre wrote: "To Kill a Mockingbird.

The children bring that book alive. They drive the story-telling and their isn't much narrative dis...more "

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