Sergeant Decker

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As the U.S. Civil War ends, Yankee Sergeant Decker realizes he has no home to which he can return. When he meets another Yankee soldier on his way home to his family, Decker follows the man to Tuscaloosa, where he meets a lady and can finally settle down. But just as his life is starting to come back together, tragedy strikes, and Decker must decide if life is worth rebuilding a third time.Follow Sergeant Decker across the Great Plains as he recovers from his time in the war and experiences more struggles and successes along the way.

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.