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Major Mitchell


Biography

MAJOR MITCHELL is the author of nine novels and two children’s books. He lives with his wife, Judy, in Northern California. A member of The Western Writers of America and a frequent guest speaker at historical meetings and schools on the West Coast, he has also written several songs, recorded a CD of traditional county/folk music, and takes the stage on rare occasions as a singer.

More about the author, his books and photo gallery may be found at the author's website.

Correspondence should be addressed to:
Shalako Press
P.O. Box 371
Oakdale, CA 95361-0371

Where to find Major Mitchell online

Website: http://majormitchell.net
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Books

Mokelumne Gold    by Major Mitchell
Price: $5.99 USD. 138990 words. Published by Shalako Press  on March 21, 2013. Fiction.
When someone murders Ambrose Brice, Leonida encourages retired ranger Josiah Russell to find the killer. The trail he finds leads him to her best friend's door. "Good story! Mokelumne Gold is a story that needs to be told to show the skullduggery concerning the old land grants, and (Major) did it well." - John Dunklee "A very good and entertaing tale of the old west." - Dallas Review
Poverty Flat    by Major Mitchell
Price: $4.99 USD. 68360 words. Published by Shalako Press  on April 3, 2012. Fiction.
Chris came to California to forget about the war. What he found was a pregnant woman and her nine year old son abandoned on a place called Poverty Flat. He offered to find her missing husband and people started shooting at him. Mary Ellen Shafer was more trouble than he had barganed for, but he couldn't just ride off and leave her. Worst of all, she was a Yankee.
Manhunter    by Major Mitchell
Price: $5.99 USD. 74320 words. Published by Shalako Press  on September 30, 2011. Fiction.
Matthew Blue is known as Manhunter by the Comanche. He has been hired to track a serial killer in rural Kansas, only to discover a different killer is following him. His nemesis has sworn to see Matthew dead, even if it means leaving a trail of dead bodies to see it done.
The Doña    by Major Mitchell
Price: $6.99 USD. 121100 words. Published by Shalako Press  on May 9, 2011. Fiction.
She to California as a young bride in an arranged marriage. Now she owns seventy-five square miles of property bordering the Mokelumne River where gold has been discovered. They want her land and will stop at nothing, even if it means her murder. Mitchell’s research of the customs and traditions of the mining towns and the ranchos gives The Doña authenticity.” The Modesto Bee
The Joker's Play    by Major Mitchell
Price: $5.99 USD. 52680 words. Published by Shalako Press  on March 4, 2011. Fiction.
Marshal Clay Best is forced to take a beautiful widow as a partner in order to rescue a kidnapping victim. "Non-stop action in a Texas setting described so well you can feel the heat. Major and Jerry Mitchell bring this novel alive. You don't want to put the book down...a real page turner." Phil Mills, Jr., author of "Where A Good Wind Blows."
Canyon Wind    by Major Mitchell
Price: $6.99 USD. 114640 words. Published by Shalako Press  on December 29, 2010. Fiction.
Katherine Parker had been losing cattle and she wanted it stopped, but the fight became personal the day she hired Phillip Denning. Now, Pox wanted more than her cattle. He wanted Katherine and her sons dead.

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