A Promise to a Friend

About the Book

This is the story of a boy who was left by his family to travel to California while he went to school. Their son, Brady Scott, after finishing high school, entered the military academy at West Point. On the first day, he met his roommate, Colin Smith. Smith would have an influence on Brady and two other friends for the rest of their lives. The story tells several love stories, along with the adventures, not only in the war, but before and after. It tells how a woman cast a spell on Brady and how it affected him. He had two loyal friends that helped him. They all had a special bond, having gone through four years at West Point and the four years in the violent fighting of the Civil War. Throughout their lives, Colin Smith had a direct influence on them and others. They tell of his guidance and how it helped them. There are some graphic parts, but it reveals the inner feelings of their loves and fears. Although a short book, it is packed with love and excitement.

About the Author

William Post was reared in the West Texas town of Colorado City. He was educated at Texas A & M and served in the U. S. Navy. After his service he surveyed for the Southern Pacific Railroad. This took him to the wilds of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California where he learned the lore of those areas. He has done many things that contributed to his writing. After a career as a civil engineer, he took an early retirement and moved to Northern California. He has dredged and sniped for gold in several rivers in California and has explored a gold mine near Nevada City. His wife was reared in Germany and from visits with her family, he wrote four novels with Germany as the central setting. He has driven nearly every Interstate Highway across America and visited many of the parks and national cemeteries. He has studied the Civil War and both World Wars as his writing reflects. His novels are a variety of genres. William is an evangelic Christian and the thread of his beliefs in woven in the fabric of his stories. He now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and extended family.