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The Man from Nowhere / Bitter Grass
In The Man from Nowhere, gang member Johnny Vano gets a second chance at life form a rough-hewn ranch family, while in Bitter Grass, a former prisoner-of-war discovers that his own bitterness has kept him from attaining happiness. Original.
336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1987
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Theodore V. Olsen
75 books8 followersTheodore Victor Olsen (April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin – July 13, 1993 in Rhinelander) was an American western fiction author.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
Olsen's family immigrated from Norway in 1901. Theodore Olsen was born on April 25, 1932 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He went to school in Rhinelander and began to write in high school. He began a western novel at that time. Olsen went to college in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He finally finished his novel, Haven of the Hunted, and it was published in 1956. Olsen also began to sell western stories to pulp magazines at this time. Though Olsen would occasionally travel west, he lived his whole life in Rhinelander and would use exhaustive research to help accurately portray scenes of the west in his stories.
Olsen was married to fellow western fiction author Beverly Butler.
Olsen died in Rhinelander on July 13, 1993, and several works were published posthumously.
Much of T.V. Olsen's family still lives in the Rhinelander region. They own a 300-acre (1.2 sq km) ranch with a century old farm house and dairy barn.
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May 2, 2018
A 2 Western Novel by TVO/1-The Man From Nowhere/2-Bridgett Grass
1/ The Man From Nowhere is a western about a young man who was found in the wild and raised by an outlaw. A bank robbery was planned and executed with 2 of 6 escaping. Two brothers. The two attempt to go straight and one passes, but the other fails. This is an excellent read for the genre......DEHS
2/ Brother Grass is about a survivor of the Civil War who returns to find everything has changed at home. He heads West and build a vast cattle empire. During the Time of ranch growth he and his family become the ones who hold much power, but are always considerate. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
1/ The Man From Nowhere is a western about a young man who was found in the wild and raised by an outlaw. A bank robbery was planned and executed with 2 of 6 escaping. Two brothers. The two attempt to go straight and one passes, but the other fails. This is an excellent read for the genre......DEHS
2/ Brother Grass is about a survivor of the Civil War who returns to find everything has changed at home. He heads West and build a vast cattle empire. During the Time of ranch growth he and his family become the ones who hold much power, but are always considerate. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
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