Kate’s 2¢: Bendell, Don “Chief of scouts Books 1-3”

Kate’s 2¢:  Bendell, Don “Chief of scouts Books 1-3”

Not to be confused with De Barthe Joseph The life and adventures of Frank Grouard chief of scouts USA

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

Oh, Dear Gussie!  Who doesn’t love a good oater and/or western book, especially when it starts out with our hero shaking in his boots, but, never showing it, as Christopher Columbus Colt, the nephew of the Colt 45 gun manufacturer, rescues the beautiful pioneer woman?

I once read a book by a radio announcer who published his interviews with real, old-time cowboys and the book written by a cowgirl who high-lighted her mother’s life and other strong, Western cowgirls who stood by their men and on their own ‘back in the day’. “Chief of Scouts” by Don Bendell  blends the best of both those books. He has done his homework, research, and has the experience to craft wonderful fiction. He weaves Chris Columbus Colt into historic events with Custer, Chief Joseph, the Buffalo Soldiers, and other historic figures, as well as, a stint of doing it all blind. I’ll look for more of his books to read and, apparently, there are a lot of them.

From his website:

best-selling author, mainly of westerns, Don Bendell has penned 29 books with over 3,000, 000 copies in print worldwide. Don is a 1995 inductee into the International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame and 1996 inductee into the Martial Arts Museum of America Don and his wife, the late Master Shirley Bendell are the only couple in history to both be inducted into the International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame…

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Don developed Ischemic heart disease and  Type II diabetes “due to excessive exposure to Agent Orange.”  He is rated by VA as a 100% disabled Vietnam veteran…

Don has a Master of Science in Leadership degree from Grand Canyon University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Colorado Christian University. He has also been a US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) captain, a licensed Colorado big-game guide and outfitter, bodyguard, executive sales rep, TV Talk show host, and radio disc jockey. In  the nineties, Don also created and wrote the first six books of the popular science fiction “Tracker” series under the pen name Ron Stillman.  See his website for the full scoop on this fascinating author.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Chief of scouts. Books 1-3 DB94901

Bendell, Don. Reading time: 20 hours, 19 minutes.

Read by Jack Fox.

Historical Fiction

Western Stories

Trilogy written in 1993 and 1994. In Chief of Scouts, cavalry scout Chris Colt must choose sides at the battle of Little Big Horn. In Horse Soldiers, the army battles Chief Joseph. In Colt, Colt tries to suppress an Apache rebellion. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1994.