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 Review
El Tigre is a fast moving story that chronicles the life of Johann Heinrich von Manfred from his youth as a student in a Prussian military academy through his many exciting and dangerous adventures. From Spain to the Americas, from Florida to Texas, and finally, the gold laden frontier of California, the action is fast and sometimes brutal, but the young Von Manfred, now known as El Tigre, maintains his dignity and principles through it all. El Tigre will keep you on the edge from start to finish! --Ray Walters, Editor Shoot!Magazine
Product Description
EL TIGRE! For many years these words were the source of intense fear and respect throughout the southwestern territories of the growing United States. It was the name by which the jaguar was known. This incredibly fast, strong, fearless, resourceful animal was of almost mythical proportions because its deadly actions seldom were seen until it was too late. It was with great respect and awe that Johann Heinrich von Manfred became known as El Tigre. Johann's saga begins in Prussia in the time when that small kingdom was the most powerful military force in Europe and it follows his journey from boyhood to maturity through half of the world. His entry to the Prussian Military Academy shortly after the Napoleonic Wars was, as all Prussian Junker children, at 10 years of age. There follows an account of how his militaristic abilities and youthful audacity, along with a little misfortune, lead to his departure to engage in conflicts in France, Spain, New Spain, Texas, Mexico, and finally Old California. It is a tale unlike that of most Europeans who migrated to America. It follows through his efforts to aid a simple band of gypsies in the Pyrenees followed by efforts on behalf of Carlos, the Royal Pretender to the Spanish Throne, and continues with his involvement in the establishment of the Republic of Texas and the State of California, while finding a love that he never could have thought possible with the militaristic training and life he had lived. His abilities in all of these activities were such that, especially to the inhabitants of the southwestern territories of his later endeavors, only one name was sufficient to describe this, and only this, one person. He was El Tigre.
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Comments recently received about El Tigre
John Taffin, Columnist for Gun Magazines - ......El Tigre is a grand read and Manhold now joins 'Amour and Kelton as my favorite storytellers.
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."
Dennis Lemon, Scottsdale, AZ. "I just
finished EL Tigre. I definitely recommend
it to all of my Cowboy Action Shooting
Pards. I'm looking forward to the
continuing story of Johann and his family
in San Francisco (and beyond?)."
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.
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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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