Richard Puz: 10 books

The inspiration for my stories draws from my novels and family tales of settlers who journeyed to the American frontier in the 1800s. Their accounts, passed down through the generations, paint pictures of courageous and adventurous people—a hearty lot—who had perseverance, self-reliance, and,...

The inspiration for my stories draws from my novels and family tales of settlers who journeyed to the American frontier in the 1800s. Their accounts, passed down through the generations, paint pictures of courageous and adventurous people—a hearty lot—who had perseverance, self reliance, and,...

From the author . . . The inspiration for my stories draws from my novels and family tales of settlers who journeyed to the American frontier in the 1800s. Their accounts, passed down through the generations, paint pictures of courageous and adventurous people—a hearty lot—who had perseverance,...

The inspiration for my stories draws from my novels and family tales of settlers who journeyed to the American frontier in the 1800s. Their accounts, passed down through the generations, paint pictures of courageous and adventurous people—a hearty lot—who had perseverance, self reliance, and,...

Whimsical and humorous, a riverbank tavern is the setting for pioneers quenching their thirst after long hot days on their wagon train journey to Indiana. They meet two riverboat men and have a merry time, hoisting rounds of boiler makers, until a fight breaks out in the tavern. Then—fists, knives, and pistols spice up the evening.

Abraham, self-reliant and a man of faith, contracts pioneer fever to migrate west from North Carolina in the 1800s. Whetting his appetite for adventure is Big Jen, who spins yarns about Six Bulls country in Missouri, with prairie grass as high as a horse's eye. Woven together are Abraham's confrontations...

Violence rages during the 1850s, as marauding men roam the lawless border of Missouri in the historical novel, Avenge. Bent on looting and killing, they raid Curtis Sommer’s farm, which sets the young man on a journey seeking justice while confronting brutal enemies and nature's fury. One after...

The objective of the Muslim Turkish attack in the 16th Century on the Christian Fiefdom of Kostel, located on the Balkan Peninsula, is straight-forward—kidnap pre-puberty children and return with them to Istanbul. There, these five-to-ten-year-old young ones convert forcibly to Islam and are taught...

It’s 1889 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, with Becca, willful and opinionated, facing the choice of marrying conventional Will or adventurous Frank, the man from Washington Territory, whose proposal arrives in the form of a telegram over the newfangled telegraph lines. Its arrival stirs this witty story...

Independent and spirited, Eva lives with her parents in a small, Ohio town in the 1880’s. She yearns for a life that includes a career, excitement, and travel. All are beyond current expectations for women. Approaching spinsterhood, she longs for a man who is unafraid to seek his destiny. Through...