Download PDF And Purchase Book(s) At Your Convenience!
Great Audio Books!
Westerns Rich In United States and Canadian History!
Boundaries by D. M. McGowan.
Audio Book Coming Soon!
Bob Morgan, sometime rangeland detective and sometime bounty hunter is prepared for a quiet summer training and selling some of his horses. When that pleasant, relaxing time is attacked by a crime boss and his daughter, then complicate further by an ungrateful neighbor, he changes his plans to avoid exciting a temper that might be fatal for someone.
Call him a bounty hunter, a rangeland detective, an actor, a chameleon, a puzzle solver; whatever title you choose, Bob Morgan will find a way to reshape depravity, corruption and destruction into the manageable and acceptable. All that is necessary is to not expect too much, appreciate whatever improvement may be realized, and don’t look too closely at Morgan’s past.
Product Details:
Paperback: 437 Pages
ASIN: B0CRNZN212
Publisher: Independently Published (January 5, 2024)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 979-8873634972
Westerns (Fiction-Detective/Bounty Hunter
Reading Age: 10 Through Adult
Audio Book Now Available!
FREE-Audible Versions Of People Of The West:
Promo Code: CZNT4NZ7SWTUL
Follow These Steps To Redeem Promo Codes:
Visit The Promo Code Redemption Website For United States:
https://www.audible.com/acx-promo
- Enter your Promo code.
- Select Redeem.
- promo codes below the respective titles
Available In Print/Kindle and NOW for listening at:
https://www.audible.ca/search?keywords=Partners+by+David+M.+McGowan&k
Also Available At Low Cost On Amazon Audio Book:
https://www.amazon.com/People-West-Short-Story-Timeline/dp/B0DGWJ34TS/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1704664228&sr=1-7
People Of The West: A Short Story Timeline by David M. McGowan.
Nine short pieces of fiction constructed around 170 years of North American history and interspersed at intervals by fourteen poems.
The first story is a fictional accounting of the first European to reach the Pacific coast of Canada. Following are fictional pictures of the winners and losers who became builders of North America and thus, eventually, all winners and though they didn’t know it or want it, builders of what exists today.
Product Details:
Language: English
Paperback: 190 Pages
ASIN: B0CRP5DVVH
Publisher: Independently Published (January 5, 2024)
ISBN-13: 979-8870124803
Westerns (Fiction-Short Stories)
Reading Age: 10 Through Adult
Audio Book Now Available!
Available At Low Cost On Amazon Audio Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Partners/dp/B0D951T7KY/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1704665031&sr=1-1-catcorr
Partners by David M. McGowan.
Thomas Brash is trying to escape but knows he never will. No thinking person can escape from their past. Pursuing him is the memory of the family he lost to cholera. Perhaps he believes that traveling alone in a wild, dangerous land will end all his memories; there is no doubt he wishes to be alone. Whatever his intentions the appearance of Frank Clement and the circumstances of that meeting upset those plans. Brash views Clement as an uneducated child who requires fatherly protection and guidance. Clement views Brash as a tenderfoot and can not understand how anyone who knows so little could live so long. These two loners are joined by others and they all become partners. Having achieved relative sanctuary and surrounded by civilization their wilderness past comes back to haunt them.
Review by Lydia Efobi: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Wholesome read! Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023. Partners, a spellbinding read by Dave McGowan, is a book about Thomas Brash. The devastating loss of his family to cholera continues to haunt him. He yearns to escape his memories and seeks solace in the wild, dangerous land he traverses, hoping to find peace in solitude. However, his plans halt due to the unexpected arrival of Frank Clement, whom Thomas tags naïve and in need of guidance.
Despite their differences, circumstances cause these two men to form an unlikely partnership. Unfortunately, as they carve out a life for themselves and find relative safety among civilization, their past in the wilderness comes back to haunt them. The memories of their former lives are never far away, and they must confront the harsh realities of their past to find a way forward.
The book offers a unique perspective on the Canadian frontier in 1866. The author’s meticulous attention to detail had me drawing my shoulders up close to my ears as I sneaked through the bushes with Thomas. It goes to show you how Dave McGowan excellently wrote the book such that it brings your imaginary prowess to play.
Similarly, the story unfolded at a perfect pace. It was full of twists and turns, and the characters are likable for their unique qualities. The writing style in this book is captivating and engaging, with no dull moments throughout the story. The author’s knowledge of Indian customs is impressive, and I enjoyed learning about them as Thomas taught Frank how to interact with the new camp of Indians they encountered.
Inevitably, this book is a 5-star read, and I recommend this book to buffs of adventure, history, and stories of resilience.
Burton Review: “This is a story that flows easily between the concept of camaraderie and the intense events that the partners endure together; I enjoyed the story and think anyone interested in a colonial era type story will enjoy this one.
There is an incident about two-thirds of the way into the book where Brash uses a military tactic … A brilliant plot piece: loved it.”
Review by Barbara Martin (barbaramartin.blogspot.com): “Partners is a well told story that entertains and educates. It’s a long book too, providing a big read for your money”.
Review by Clayton Bye: “As I said when I reviewed Homesteader, if you enjoy westerns or historical yarns, Partners will offer a unique and refreshing read”.
Review by Anne Boling for Reader’s Favorite (5 stars of 5): “Partners” is quite an adventure. Dave McGowan is a talented author. Fans of westerns need to make note of his name for they will want to follow all of his works.
Review by Trudi LoPreto for Reader’s Favorite (3 stars of 5): “Partners” is a study in human character. David McGowan has written a story that is believable with a strong plot. If you are a fan of Western genre with a thrust in details, this is a book you will enjoy”.
Review by Alice DiNizo for Reader’s Favorite (5 stars of 5): “Partners” by David McGowan is a readable, enjoyable Western about two men distanced by upbringing and age. Good dialogue and short, succinct chapters make “Partner” a delightful read for history and western fans alike”.
From The Author: I was sitting in a restaurant having some lunch one day and heard two men behind me discussing how a young man and an old man could never get along because of their different experiences or lack of same that would be part of their make-up. I had witnessed, as has everyone who pays attention, the same clashing of characters but felt sure that a series of shared experiences could alter that difficulty. I therefore wrote a story about it.
My “old” character some may have difficulty with, particularly if they are somewhere between 40 and my age. Tom Brash is depicted as only being in his late thirties but remember, in the tough world of the late 1800s, without antibiotics, army trained “surgeons” who simply cut things off if there was some question about their viability … well, 40 was “gettin’ up there.”
My “young” character is also slightly older than many – boys and girls – who were thrust out into a world for which they were ill prepared. Due to the situations shortening their parent’s lives listed above many found themselves on their own while still in the early teens or even younger. However, I wanted my character to go through some trials and tribulations and decided Frank Clement should be old enough to live through those problems so he had time to become a partner to Tom and the two US Civil War veterans who join them.
Product Details:
Paperback: 305 Pages
ASIN: B0CRP34GBH
Publisher: Independently Published (January 5, 2024)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 979-8873982738
Westerns: Fiction
Reading Age: 10 Through Adult
YouTube Book Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6LEqjRHCDQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fbookmarketingglobalnetwork.com%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ
Audio Book Now Available!
FREE-Audible Versions For Homesteader: Finding Sharon
Promo Code: 7J445R3DENDYE
Follow These Steps To Redeem Promo Codes:
Visit The Promo Code Redemption Website For United States:
https://www.audible.com/acx-promo
- Enter your Promo code.
- Select Redeem.
- promo codes below the respective titles
Also Available At Low Cost On Amazon Audio Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Homesteader-Finding-Sharon/dp/B0CWPR696G/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1704664649&sr=1-5
Homesteader: Finding Sharon by David M. McGowan.
Claiming your share of the so called “free” land in the rugged and wide Canadian frontier in the 1880s was a difficult, demanding task. When someone tries to run roughshod over the “nesters” increasing the workload and demands, its time to take a stand.
There is more than bad weather for Hank James to contend with as he rides in search of the land of his dreams and the woman of his heart. Portis Martin, manager of a large cattle company, has no use for the small homesteaders that have begun to pepper the area…and he isn’t afraid of using every dirty trick he knows to run them out.
And Portis had been doing a pretty good job of it until what he decides are two saddle tramps, Hank James and his partner, Harry Gilmore arrive in the area.
Hank James wants equality. Hank James wants a life-time partner.
And, damn it, he’s going to get both.
Review by David McGowan: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Facing down a bully. Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2016. Verified Purchase. Hank James and riding partner Harry Gilmore ride the rails east to look for the woman Hank thought would be his mate for life. They unload their horses and gear at Canmore and immediately make an enemy.
Riding on into Calgary they find Sharon but Hank is suddenly not sure if she is who he thought she was. He does decide to stay around long enough to see if she is or isn’t.
If they are staying around for a while anyway Hank and Harry become homesteaders. When they met Portis Martin east of Canmore, he did not think they showed him proper respect but as homesteaders they became threatening enemies.
Hank and Harry’s new enemy is manager of a very big cattle ranch. He has the money, the livestock, and the manpower. He does not have time for saddle tramps. He also doesn’t have a conscience that will interfere with getting them out of the way by any means possible – including attacking this woman that seems to interest them.
From the same vault that holds the work of William Johnstone, Matt Braun, Max Brand, and Louis L’Amour.
Review by R. A. Quinn: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. A must read for any Western fan! Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2013. Homesteader, Finding Sharon is as unique a western that I have ever read. It takes place in 1886, in Canada. Friends Hank and Harry set out to homestead near Calgary and learn firsthand how ruthless the ones who control the cattle could be. Hank James is different than the average homesteader and stands his ground.
I drove through that area this past summer and this book took me back to some of the most beautiful country Canada has to offer. This is not only a well written story but it seems to be a history lesson as well. The cattle industry was not limited to the open ranges in the U.S., nor was the fight for that range. You will not be disappointed in how author D.M. McGowan has spun this fine western novel. If you are a fan of westerns or well told stories; Homesteader, Finding Sharon will not disappoint at all.
Review by Marc H.: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Great reading! Reviewed in Canada on September 21, 2019. Verified Purchase. What a great book. This is my second by D.M. McGowan and I’ll be getting them all. Well written.
Product Details:
Paperback: 293 Pages
ASIN : B0CRP663BN
Publisher: Independently Published (January 5, 2024)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 979-8873986170
Westerns: Fiction
Reading Age: 10 Through Adult
Audio Book Now Available!
FREE-Audible Version For The Great Liquor War.
Promo Code: D47B8ST94TPBL
Follow These Steps To Redeem Promo Codes:
Visit The Promo Code Redemption Website For United States:
https://www.audible.com/acx-promo
- Enter your Promo code.
- Select Redeem.
- promo codes below the respective titles
Available At Low Cost On Amazon Audio Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Great-Liquor-War/dp/B0CK476SHN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32KB64CQW9ATM&keywords=the+great+liquor+war+audio&qid=1704665426&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+great+liquor+war+adio%2Cdigital-text%2C83&sr=1-1
The Great Liquor War: A Western Adventure by D. M. McGowan.
The year is 1885. Hank James has been in Canada several months panning gold from a stream near Roswell, British Columbia. When he hears a prizefight will be held in town, he attends along with everyone for miles around. With a little help from the fight referee, he wins big betting on the fight. Having realized that the life of a miner isn’t nearly as romantic or rewarding as he expected, and with advice from the policeman who helped him win money on the fight, Hank goes to Farwell to haul freight with pack horses for contractors building the transcontinental railroad.
The railroad’s security, a detachment of North West Mounted Police, have maintained across the West that no liquor be allowed one mile on either side of the rail bed. Provincial authorities disagree. Hank James believes in honoring and repaying his debts, but that doesn’t mean he should be involved in a war between the BC Provincial Police and the North West Mounted.
He and his partners have trouble enough running their freight business, they don’t need to be caught between competing policemen. They are already stuck between Canada’s transcontinental railroad people and the contractors doing the actual construction. While the police are fighting one another, who is looking for criminals, particularly those stealing Hank’s horses? Despite a variety of jobs, D.M. McGowan now works as a commercial driver and lives near Mile “0” of the world-famous Alaska Highway.
His stories bring Canadian history to life. “I believe in seeing morality and societal responsibility rewarded. Too much of today’s fiction seems to lead into the dark instead of the light.”
5 Stars: US and Canadian History Combined With Legends From The 1800’s!
The Great Liquor War by D. M. McGowan is a western pioneering era saga that combines great story telling, true-to-life cowboy experience with US and Canadian history combined with legends from the 1800’s.
The main character Hank James was born in Canada and migrated south into the US with his family after the Civil War. Hank’s father headed towards Oregon in search of a farmstead while protecting his family from raids by outlaws and Indians. They made it as far as Kansas to find that the land was too dry to farm so pushed on to Oregon to find the land was too wet. With Mother Nature as their biggest obstacle and many mouths to feed young Hank James set out on his own. He settled down with his own gold mine claim near Rossland, British Columbia in 1984.
Hank wasn’t afraid of hard work, but he wanted more out of life than to eke out a living on his claim. With tenacity Hank took advantage of the Transcanada Railroad, found some partners and started his own freight business. Life should be good, but where there is industry, technology, commerce and economy, there are criminals.
Quote from page 37.
…“It didn’t take a detective to know that the horse thief had played a little joke on the Provincial Police. Constable Art Hubbard was over six feet tall and probably ten pounds lighter than the one eighty mentioned in the description. Not only was he a long way from round, he was also clean shaven.
…I gave Constable Hubbard my story, ending with the recovery of the bay gelding and the description I had from Miller. “An’ the fella called himself Art Hubbard,” I added.
…The Constable’s expression didn’t change. He worked his chew around into one cheek and sent a stream of tobacco juice into the waste basket. “Feller with a sense o’ humor,” he noted, and then added. “It’ll be one ‘o Bulldog Kelley’s outfit. They work out o’ some of the illegal saloons t’ be found back in the bush. We catch one or two of ‘em every now an’ then, but we can’t get Kelley, an’ he’s the head o’ the snake. I can think of one or two that might fit your description, but not a one that had a full beard. An’ this fella’s probably shaved by now.”
…I wrote out my story, signed it, and returned to work.”
Between the horse thieves, authority over liquor sales and a war between the BC Provincial Police and the North West Mounted Hank is he in over his head? Only time will tell if he makes the right choices and will he win the heart and loyalty of Sharon Dalton?
Saddle up your horse, holster your gun and join a rugged western cast of characters that will take you back to the reality and the legends of the Wild West.
The Great Liquor War by D. M. McGowan shares nuggets of history told within a great story of human experience in the Wild West.
Editorial Review by Book Marketing Global Network.
Review by Charla At Audiobookreviewerdot.com: Hello David, I wanted to let you know that I finished your submission. What a great book! Having grown up on Westerns and listening to this book – you captured the time frame, essence of characters in that time period were awesome! The plot twists were captivating. Your narration performance was very well done also. No issues, no complaints thought you did a professional job. It has been submitted to both audible and amazon. It is live at audiobookreviewer.com now.
Product Details:
Print Length: 199 Pages
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Agency (September 29, 2015)
Western Fiction (Crime Thriller)
Western Fiction (Focus On Canada)
Western Fiction (Historical)
Western Fiction (Traditional)
Westerns (Audio Book)
Western (Historical Fiction Thrillers)
Western (Action and Adventure)
Amazon Print:
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Liquor-War-D-McGowan/dp/1681810859/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Customer Ratings:
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Liquor-War-D-McGowan/dp/1681810859/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=#customerReviews
Book Video:
https://youtu.be/DRSN9Ys3eJs
About The Author: Author Dave McGowan has been a cowboy, forest fire fighter, heavy equipment operator, farmhand, gardener, road musician and businessman. He now writes, and works as a commercial driver, in Northern British Columbia.
The forgoing is the bio from the back of my novels and one might conclude from this information that I was a poor employee … either lazy or didn’t know what I was doing … and was kicked off a lot of jobs. You would be partially correct, at least in surmising that I don’t know what I am doing. As for my being a poor employee, you would have to ask my bosses … although I think I’ve managed to trick the one I have now.
Of course, when I had my own business, my boss thought I was marvelous.
Truthfully, I’ve managed over the years to find employment regardless of my location or the problems that might exist with the economy. I enjoyed much of that experience at the time and am glad that I attained it.
I’ve also visited a good portion of North America and lived in several areas of Canada where I met some great people and enjoyed some wonderful country.
Speaking of great people, Karen and I are parents to four great people who have supplied eight grandchildren who show that improvements can be possible in each generation. One of those has added a great-grand daughter to the line.
Amazon Author’s Page:
http://www.amazon.com/D.-M.-McGowan/e/B004V9WZVI/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439326526&sr=1-2-ent
Professional Website:
http://sbprabooks.com/davidmmcgowan
Professional Blog:
http://www.dmmcgowan.blogspot.com/
Publisher’s Website:
http://sbprabooks.com/davidmmcgowan
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/dmcgowan99
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/DaveMcGowan2
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemcgowanspartners/
Author’s Page At Book Marketing Global Network:
https://bookmarketingglobalnetwork.com/book-marketing-global-network/dave-mcgowan
