Burpwallow Holler

by Paul Whybrow

Overview

Art Palmer,a shell-shocked cavalry officer has retreated to the solitude and peace of the Appalachian mountains. Staying away from towns,he does what he can to help farmers rebuild their lives in the time of the Reconstruction.His only companions are his Morgan stallion and the weapons that he carries. Journeying to assist his widowed sister in Georgia, Art stops off in Gatlinburg,Tennessee,a town of mixed loyalties in the recent conflict. While there he hears of the rise of the KKK,who are persecuting a fellow veteran,a mixed-race hero with a similar background to him. He should be on his way,but he can't leave the man to perish alone - it would be like running out on himself. Some wars never end.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045450911
Publisher:	Paul Whybrow
Publication date:	11/19/2013
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	162 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ex many occupations,from the respectable 'career-ladder' to disreputable "somebody's- got- to- do- it". All a good way of seeing someone else's point-of-view. Best job,apart from writing, was dispatch-riding on a motorcycle in the 70's,though I've also enjoyed teaching,librarianship,counselling and helping to run a community-centre. Worst job - you really don't want to know,but it was in a processed food manufacturer's factory - put me off bacon,sausages and quiches for a long time,and made me look at pet-food in a new way. I've been writing since I was eight,when I penned a story about a desert island and attempted to compile a dictionary - as Clarissa does in ' The Moon Is Out Tonight'. I've written for magazines under a variety of pen-names,ghost-written a couple of biographies and had a column in a local newspaper.. I used to concentrate on non-fiction of an informative,how-to instructional nature,as I'm a firm believer in the dissemination of knowledge to enable people to do things for themselves. Knowledge is power,and in these troubled times of economic down-turn and increased intrusion into our lives by government agencies its vital to know how to get through. My fictional stories also show people coping and finding ways to survive. I began writing ebooks under the pen-name of Augustus Devilheart. Both names have strong ancestral connections,but it was pointed out to me by several female friends that this moniker may be frightening some readers away. Hence,I've reverted to my own name of Paul Whybrow. I'm based in a Celtic nation,the county of Cornwall or Kernow. I've been here for twenty years,and have lived all over the country,as well as abroad - in France,Germany,Switzerland,Spain and the U.S.A.