Big Sky Country, Roundup, Montana

About the Book

Dr.Earl Shanks of Roundup Montana retired and moved to Dallas,Texas where he runs a Perpetual Poker Game. He met Dr. Anne Townsend, a senior executive with American Airlines, and a recovering gambling addict. His fatherly relationship caused him to engineer a loss to her of part of his 80,000 acre ranch in Montana. He was hoping to entangle her in a ranching partnership which included a promise that she would give up gambling. He did this by knowingly betting on a losing hand. Real cowboys,cattle rustlers, Special Forces warriors,gamblers,Miami mobsters and a beautiful talented musician and scientist round out this cast of characters who find themselves inextricably connected in this exciting and riveting story and chase that takes you from Miami, to Minnesota , To Dallas Texas, to Montana. This story evokes all the ranges of emotion and intensity as it tells the stories of these exciting people.

About the Author

Biography William A. “Bill” Johnson at 74 years old is the product of true pioneers who settled The Old West of Montana, Idaho and Oregon. His story is about real people whose names “aint the same” so’s they caint git mad and try to “Gun Me Down”. Even the stories have been changed to protect the guilty. The “Old Man” as he is called around here lives on his “El Rancho Grande” in California. His ranch is called “The Palms Ranch and Power Company.” And now when somebody asks him where he lives he doesn’t have to say, “I live so fer back in them hills that I have to go towards town to go deer huntin.” Even so, he still lives 20 miles from town. He says, “Life is so good now, so easy, so convenient. “I remember those old days, I enjoyed living them, but I don’t miss them now”. He spent 13 years fighting the cold war in Europe and the hot war in Vietnam. His military perspective shows through in his writing and if you are a veteran ground-pounder you will enjoy this book the same as if you’re a cowboy. Enjoy!