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Mark Warren

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Mark Warren is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Georgia. At Medicine Bow, his nationally renowned wilderness school in the Southern Appalachians, he teaches nature classes and primitive survival skills. The National Wildlife Federation named him Georgia’s Conservation Educator of the Year in 1980. In 1998 Mark became the U.S. National Champion in whitewater canoeing, and in 1999 he won the World Championship Longbow title.

Warren has written extensively about nature for local and national magazines. He lectures on Native American history and survival skills, and Western frontier history presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He is the recipient of the 2024 New Mexico – Arizona Book Award for his historic
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Mark Warren The publisher that originally put out the hardback trilogy chose that moment in time to stop publishing paperbacks. Therefore I had to go to a new pub…moreThe publisher that originally put out the hardback trilogy chose that moment in time to stop publishing paperbacks. Therefore I had to go to a new publisher in order to have paperbacks available. This new publisher insisted on different titles for two of the books. They wanted titles less literary and more Western. It was that, or no deal. "Adobe Moon" became "The Long Road to Legend." "Promised Land" became "A Law Unto Himself." 'Born to the Badge" kept its name. On the plus side, I had an opportunity to add more material to the paperbacks. In book one, I got to add some newly found research about the Keys horse theft. In book two, "Born to the Badge," I got to add a whole new chapter that was dedicated to describing Doc Holliday a little better. Hope that clears it up. Thank you for asking. Others may also be confused about this.(less)
Mark Warren Hey, Joseph. I chose not to cover the later part of Wyatt's life because of the anti-climactic nature of his failures and, more importantly, his disap…moreHey, Joseph. I chose not to cover the later part of Wyatt's life because of the anti-climactic nature of his failures and, more importantly, his disappointments in his marriage. I wanted the book to end on an up-beat note, so I chose 1883. Wyatt's time at Needles may have brought him into contact with Dan Murphy. It would be interesting to know.(less)
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The Nate Champion Duology, "Nate, The Texas Story," and "Nate, The Wyoming Story"

As a western historian, I am honored to bring the story of a little known hero to light.

Nate Champion might be the most heroic figure of America’s Old West . . . and yet one of popular history’s best-kept secrets. Now he finally gets his due in my historical novel duology.

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“I was rich, for there was nothing else that I needed or wanted.”
Mark Warren, Two Winters in a Tipi

“In those days a man could pick up, head out West, and start a new life . . . choose any name he wanted. But the man who made his mark in the history books is probably one who stayed true to who he was . . . no matter what he called himself.”
From "Last of the Pistoleers”
Mark Warren

“That fence has gotta 'lectric charge runnin' through it!" Duffy whispered. "Felt like I got struck by lightnin' right b'tween my shoulder blades! It crackled like when the barber turns on his trimmer."

Ott had had his suspicions about the electric fence, but there had been only one way to know for sure. That's why some people were generals and others were sergeants, after all.”
Mark Warren, Moon of the White Tears

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“Back at the oak the men lounged in the shade and finished up their meal. Watching Clayt down at the creek, Nestor threw out a quiet question for anyone who would listen.
“How come Clayt don’t wear no spurs?”
“Don’t need ’em,” Lou said. “You seen him ride. He can purty much control a horse with just his knees and neck-reinin’.”
Nestor lay back and propped on both elbows. Lifting a leg, he turned one boot in profile and spun the rowel with the toe of his other boot.
“Hell, I like the way it sounds when I walk.”
Lou stood and brushed off his trousers. “He don’t need that neither.”
Mark Warren, Indigo Heaven

“In the dark pre-dawn quiet he lay facing the window by his bed and stared at the stars hanging in the western sky. They floated over the land like the dust of jewels strewn across black water. These stars had become the milestones that marked his coming passage, and he gazed at them this one last time for the sake of preserving a memory, he supposed. One last view through the windowglass of his youth.”
Mark Warren, The Long Road to Legend

“In those days a man could pick up, head out West, and start a new life . . . choose any name he wanted. But the man who made his mark in the history books is probably one who stayed true to who he was . . . no matter what he called himself.”
From "Last of the Pistoleers”
Mark Warren

“Every plant you see around you has a God-given purpose...some to cure a disease, others to keep off the skeeters, and plenty to nourish you. If people tell you a plant has no value, it just means they have forgot the old ways."
From "Song of the Horseman”
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“To know a plant well, you must sit with it for as long as it takes to draw its picture. The next time you see that plant in another place, you will encounter an old friend." From "A Copperhead Summer”
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Mark Warren Thank you! I just wanted to say congratulations on winning a copy of my book in the GR giveaway. I will get it in the mail to you next week!


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