2nd Edition now available in e-book from SynergEbook
EL Tigre was John's first novel. It is the multiple-award-winning saga of a Prussian aristocrat in the post- Napoleonic Era that follows Johann Heinrich von Manfred from his entrance at 10 years of age to the Military Academy, through his ensuing travels and adventures in France, the Pyrenees, Spain, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Old California. He saves the leader of a gypsy band, fights for Carlos, the Pretender to the Spanish Throne, helps Houston free Texas, saves the life of a Spanish Don, marries the daughter, participates in the Mexican War and discovers gold in the turbulent days of the '49 gold rush to establish the second bank in San Francisco.
The action is fast and the romance is tender.
EL Tigre still is available in autographed hardcover from SynergyEbooks, Price $18.99 including S&H
Comments recently received about El Tigre
Cal Eilrich, Publisher/Editor,
Gunslinger's Gazette ... It has been
a long time since I have read such
a thoroughly entertaining novel that
kept me on the edge of my easy
chair wondering what was going to
happen next. It left me wanting
more. I highly recommend this book.
Amazon - 5 Star review by Mel
Kligman, Sarasota, FL "...particularly
impressed by the scope of
historical research, from Indian
tribal differences to gold mining,
included seamlessly into the
narrative .....you will be pleased at the
promise of a sequel."
Paul Krause, Prescott, AZ "Thank you
for introducing me to such a rich
character as El Tigre. And I thought the
story telling was captivating. I couldn't
help but think of all the Louis L'Amour
books I read many years back."
AC: The Peoples Media Company
- Louise Harris, Review Editor.
I found El Tigre so captivating at
times that I didn't know what parts
were fictional or true accounts. At
times, I got lost in the life of
Johann Heinrich von Manfred and
thought he was real.
Western Writers of America Review
The story is filled with scholarly
information about fighting in
general, and specifically about the
wars being fought at the time....This
is an interesting look at a type of
immigrant not often written about.
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