Marshal James Williams

Description

With discharge papers in hand, James Williams walks away from the U.S. Civil War. Accompanied by his friend Sergeant Mason, he heads toward Wyoming, where they plan to homestead some land. But the journey toward a new life is made treacherous by army deserters turned criminals. The skills learned in combat not only ensure their survival but bring them to the attention of the U.S. Marshals service, who realize Williams is a force to be reckoned with and enlist his help in ridding post-Civil War America of the dozens of criminals hiding from the law. The intricate role he plays in catching these outlaws and rescuing countless young girls kidnapped by Indian tribes is chronicled in this exciting new western.

Born in Hungary before the war, Lazslo Endrody came to the United States in 1947 and settled in Ohio with an uncle. He enlisted in the army the moment he was old enough and was soon fighting in Korea while studying for, and eventually obtaining, U.S. citizenship. After becoming a sergeant first class and then a captain, he sailed to various ports in the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Siam. He became a pilot in the Panama Canal before returning to the sea, where he worked six months on, six months off. He raised horses, cattle and sheep on a ranch in Utah, which his mother managed while he was away. It was while he worked as a captain that he discovered his love for writing, and set most of his stories in and around the U.S. Civil War.He is the author of 28 books.