Trooper DeLay:

The Biography of A Civil War Cavalryman

Trooper DwLay: The Biography of a Civil War Cavalryman

            I have decided to publish the biography I wrote on our ancestor, Reuben R. DeLay. It is a bit rough, as I have no editor, and I had decided to write a piece of historical fiction based on his life instead.

            Things haven’t worked out as I planned. I was making steady progress on the novel when vision problems stopped me cold at 44,000 words. Meanwhile, I lost three of my cousins, Dayla, Mike, and Mary, while I was writing it.  All were descendants of Reuben DeLay. I never got to tell them about this incredible man’s life. I feel I have to tell the story now, before I lose any more of you.

            Below is a link to the book on Amazon. I recommend the Kindle version, because I will be updating/editing it from time to time. If you get the print version, you will forever be stuck with errors, like Fort Sumter, spelled with a p.

            I expect to recover enough sight to read comfortably sometime in March. When that happens, I will resume writing the novel. It will cover the same ground as the biography, to include Bleeding Kansas, the campaigns of the 3^rd Iowa Cavalry, and  Reuben’s capture and life in Confederate prisons. The novel will offer my view of what he might have seen, thought, said, and done during a very tumultuous part of American history. If you are interested, I could use some help in beta reading or editing both books.

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Thanks,

Larry