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The Saga of Sonny Tompkins
The Saga of Sonny Tompkins
The Saga of Sonny Tompkins
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A compilation of The Life and Times of Young Sonny Tompkins, Parts 1 and 2. Young Sonny Tompkins left his boyhood behind at age 12. He became a skilled marksman and hunter and learned the Arapaho secrets of taming horses. In 1943, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the United States Army. Follow his his life and loves in this historical novel set in the Great Depression and World War II..

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 28, 2011
ISBN9781465855282
The Saga of Sonny Tompkins
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Michael E. Benson

Michael E. Benson was born in a small coal mining town in Kansas. He moved to the deserts of Utah when he was twelve and there he learned to hunt and to survive in the wilderness. It was there he also learned of his affinity with horses. Later, he moved to Kansas City. After high school, he joined the United States Coast Guard. When he returned home, he worked at many occupations. Eventually, he became a private detective and later a police officer.He earned a Master of Science in Education degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts degree in American History. He became a member of the faculty at Longview Community College in Lee's Summit, Missouri, where he stayed for the next twenty-five years teaching American History and Criminal Justice. After his retirement, he began his writing career in earnest. Today, Michael lives in south Texas with his wife Barbara.

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