By now many of you have picked up some of my references to actual events particularly in my latest story. Nexus Evolution continues in that vein. Those that have read the sneak peek story on Bookapy may be interested to know that the character Coyote is based on my uncle who is truly an old cowboy who rodeoed back in the day and is still as tough as an old boot. The reference to a sign "open 8pm till fist fight" was from a bar in Bigfork Montana where every Saturday both the cowboys and the loggers would come to town for entertainment and leave with lumps and bruises. On a serious note,I would highly recommend any serious student of military history read about the flight of the Nez Perce as they fought to escape from being imprisoned on a reservation. Looking Glass was their war chief, not Chief Joseph and he was a helluva general. They fled with women and children and fought a 1200 mile fighting retreat through two of the U S armies best cavalry regiments. They were just a few miles from sanctuary in Canada when a 3rd unit was able to catch up to them and deploy cannon. As the women and children died, the tribe made the difficult decision to surrender.This true piece of history hits hard and militarily Looking Glass's retreat is still studied as a classic example of a fighting withdrawal under fire.
In other news I'm on chapter 11 of the new story and hoping to start releasing chapters in September.
Cheers!
Charlie