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Edward Louis Henry

Edward Louis Henry

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Edward Louis Henry  (a.k.a. Poredevil)
has been a working cowhand, saddle bronc rodeo contestant and Wild West performer, WWII infantry sergeant, newspaper reporter, U.S. Foreign Service officer and executive speechwriter, plus has spent thirty years in advertising. A lifelong horseman and outdoorsman, Henry is active in mountain man rendezvous. Western history is his abiding passion. He is a member of Western Writers of America and is the author of the Temple Buck Quartet and Poredevil's Beaver Tales. He lives in Bozeman, Montana with his wife, Gloria.

Dangerous Alliance

Dangerous Alliance

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<p>United Nations’ sanctions are crippling North Korea. China has turned her back on her malevolent partner. The North Korean military machine is crumbling, unable to function. Oil reserves are minimal and the government seeks new alliances.Cargo and tourist ships are disappearing along the Somali and Kenyan coastline at an alarming rate. Speeches abound, but inaction emboldens Al-Shabab to seek their next prize: Kenya. The terror organization controls land but requires weapons.Bedlam Bravo team leader Colonel Trevor Franklin (Ret.) leads the small international team into East Africa. Tempers flare as the team is embroiled in a political quagmire. The axis must be stopped to avert an international crisis but at what cost?Proudly published by Solstice Publishing</p>

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<span style="color:#666666;font-family:Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;line-height:normal;"></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Praise for<em> Backbone of the World</em></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><em><br /></em></span></div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;"><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><em>&quot;The plot and dialog have the ring of authenticity and from the outset the novel is an irresistible page-turner.  Temple Buck has the spunk appropriate to a virile young adventurer. If you have enjoyed the fiction of Win Blevins and Terry Johnston, you will find a worthy continuation of the genre inBackbone of the World.&quot;</em><br /></span></span><div style="text-align:right;"><em style="font-style:normal;">                                                                                 </em> Eric Bye, Editor</div><div style="text-align:right;"><em>Muzzle Blast</em> Magazine</div><div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;"><em>                 </em><em>                      </em><em>  <font color="#000000">                            </font></em></span><em style="font-style:italic;color:#000000;">              </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><em>&quot;...Henry has produced a meticulously detailed saga of the Rocky Mountain fur trade... through the eyes of his heroic adventure-seeking protagonist, Temple Buck... Henry has a ribald sense of humor, an accurate ear for dialect, and a genuine gift for sparkling characterization...These books belong on the shelf of any fur trade buff; for pleasure reading and reference&quot;</em></span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Roundup </em>Magazine</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font color="#0B5394"><br /></font></div><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">&quot;... This is a novel,yes, but it is so absorbing that you'll completely forget that it isn't absolute fact....I recommend Backbone of the World very highly. I haven't enjoyed a novel about the fur trade as much as this one in quite a while.&quot;</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></em></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Mike Nesbitt,<em> Muzzleloader</em>Magazine</span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">&quot;Henry is a raconteur extraordinaire and an accomplished wordsmith.  It is a pleasure to read his tale of Temple Buck, a character who immediately incites a reader's enthusiasm and affection.  This is a fun book to read aloud with imaginative dialect, riveting narration, and abundant description of a world that evokes nostalgia and romance.&quot; </span></em></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">K. Sebastian</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:left;"><span><span><em><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">&quot;History at its best. Great reference for people involved in living history.&quot;</span></em></span></span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">C. Juday</span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><span></span></span></div>