The Sons of John Oliver Miller

by Howard H. Miller

Overview

In 1881, John Oliver Miller along with his wife and his extended family left Butler County, Pennsylvania behind drawn by the promise of finding good farm and ranch land in the vast Uncompahgre Valley "and gold," in the rugged mountains of southwestern Colorado. They left with their covered wagons, breeding livestock and crop seeds to discover a completely different lifestyle waiting for them. Homesteading a 320-acre plot of land, once occupied by the famous Ute Indian leader Ouray. They begin their gold prospecting venture deep into the saw-toothed San Juan Mountains. Finding far more than they could ever have expected. Battles are fought, and vast fortunes are found and lost in the process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798986401218
Publisher:	Howard H. Miller
Publication date:	08/04/2022
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

After publishing two non-fiction books, Howard H. Miller, at the persistent urging of his wife, Donna to write a fictional adventure novel his initial response was I don't think I could write fiction if I wanted to, but I will try. Ten months and four-hundred pages later he was adding the finishing touches on The Sons of John Oliver Miller adventure novel. Based on the lives of his grandfather and grandmother and their eldest five sons. Even though it is a fictional story, a few events in the book are true, but the author reserves the literary license, "not to divulge which are true and which are not." Leaving that question to be answered by the reader. Howard is a retired multi-state Registered Professional Land Surveyor and a Certified Personal Protection and Firearms Instructor. He lives in southwestern Colorado with his wife and lovable snoodle Mitzi.
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Editorial Reviews

As an author, Howard has a unique mix of the southwestern novelist Tony Hillerman's Navajo reservation police adventures and the thrilling adventure stories of the late Clive Cussler. I am eagerly waiting for his next book.

Portland book review club - Paul Estrada

Howard H. Miller is an exhalant storyteller, but he made one major mistake. He waited until he was 78 years old to write his first adventure novel. "He should have been writing all his life".

Personal correspondence - Louis Darnell