This is a book of short stories that are anything but traditional. However, fans of this author have shoved it a notch closer to the top of his list of books.

America

Literature & Fiction

Magers, Rick

Genre Fiction

Grizzly Bookz Publishing

51 Stories

Short Stories & Anthologies

AuthorHouse

Sean McKannah leaves 17th century Ireland aboard a sailing vessel after losing his family to an apartment fire. After traveling several years with his surrogate father-figure, Capt. Mullholland, he bids the sea farewell to try his hand at trapping in the mountains of Northern California above San Francisco with his newfound friend, Francisco. Although successful, the two young men are lured away by Francisco’s Uncle to Southern California, to search for wild mustangs to use for breeding wild strength into his soon-to-arrive, high blooded Spanish mares. Following a few years of horse ranching, that pits the two young men and their Mexican ranch hands against Apache Indians and murderous outlaws, Sean marries Francisco’s sister Isabella and together they create a successful sheep ranch in Northern California. Their six children, Patrick, Broderick, Simon, Ian, Jesse, and Aleena are the characters that drive the second half of this story. Patrick and Broderick attend the newly formed Harvard Law School…Simon becomes a man hunter and eventually a Texas Ranger…Ian, a professional gambler…Jesse, the driving character, shuns modern society to live with the Flathead Indians…and Aleena becomes a schoolteacher.  The McKannah family alone could create enough adventure, but they are joined by many interesting characters that will keep the reader turning pages, and anticipating the sequel that will be available mid 2011.

The McKannahs

This book was written by using the author's aircraft log and his ship's log when he was a commercial lobsterman trapping the Caribbean Sea and the Bahamas. With two huge vessels he and his partner set crawfish (Florida &amp; Caribbean lobster) traps off the coast of South America, St. Croix, Cochinos Banks behind Cuba, and most of the Bahamian Banks all the way to the farthest northern reef in the Bahamas. They fought running gun battles with pirates until they decided to settle near Lily Bank on the Little Bahama Bank near the world famous blue marlin tournament grounds near Walker's Cay. For two years there were no pirates in that area and only a few local natives tried stealing from their traps, and they stopped when Rick delivered them a message via: chain mail from his airplane. Pirates found their 3,000 traps in the 3rd year and the shooting began again. After two more years of thieves, Rick climbed in his plane determined to locate a place on the Florida coast where he and his best friend could be left alone to fish for their living. While his best friend began bringing their traps back across the Gulfstream to Riviera Beach, Florida, Rick and his wife began flying along the coasts of Florida. While passing over the Southern Everglades they spotted a small town among the Ten Thousand Islands. As Rick flew over it his wife pointed down and said one word...Traps. After spending three days in Everglades City they returned to Lily Bank on their trapping vessel. When his friend heard what they had seen he said, "Sounds like you mighta found a place where we can fish without machineguns." Probably woulda been too, if it hadn't been for one little glitch in the dream. Everglades City was the import hub for most of the drugs coming into the USA from points south. Now you know where that famous bumper sticker originated. SHIT HAPPENS.

Dark Caribbean

Action & Adventure

BookSurge Publishing

Sean McKannah leaves 17th century Ireland aboard a sailing vessel after losing his family to an apartment fire. After traveling several years with his surrogate father-figure, Capt. Mullholland, he bids the sea farewell to try his hand at trapping in the mountains of Northern California above San Francisco with his newfound friend, Francisco. Although successful, the two young men are lured away by Francisco’s Uncle to Southern California, to search for wild mustangs to use for breeding wild strength into his soon-to-arrive, high blooded Spanish mares. Following a few years of horse ranching, that pits the two young men and their Mexican ranch hands against Apache Indians and murderous outlaws, Sean marries Francisco’s sister Isabella and together they create a successful sheep ranch in Northern California. Their six children, Patrick, Broderick, Simon, Ian, Jesse, and Aleena are the characters that drive the second half of this story. Patrick and Broderick attend the newly formed Harvard Law School…Simon becomes a man hunter and eventually a Texas Ranger…Ian, a professional gambler…Jesse, the driving character, shuns modern society to live with the Flathead Indians…and Aleena becomes a schoolteacher. The McKannah family alone could create enough adventure, but they are joined by many interesting characters that will keep the reader turning pages, and anticipating the sequel that will be available mid 2011.

The McKannahs: A Western Novel

Book #1. The Black Widowmaker is the story of a young black girl abandoned by her mother. She is abused in every way possible during her youth, and never forgets. As a grown woman, she decides to search and find her abusers. As she locates them, Pearl E. White begins making widows. Book #2. Satan's Dark Angels is a frightening look at the people we meet every day as we go about our business. If the reader does not abandon the book, they will ever after look at the people they meet through different eyes.

2 Books in 1

Some of these stories are listed TRUE, most are stories that I wrote when my wife, Dottie (1931/2002) and I were traveling in our Cherokee-6, or visiting friends in the Caribbean or Bahamas on our 40' flybridge Huckins...they usually originated from some event that sparked my unlimited imagination...several, like A Father's Visit, or, They Never Called Me Nigger Again, won awards and praise, touching the heart of readers and editors...a few are quite lengthy, while others occupy only a few lines...some should not be read at night if you are alone...if you ignore my warning and read them anyway, and then wind up in an asylum, forget suing me, because I spend money faster than I can ever earn it.

80 Short Stories

Contemporary

3 dogs-2 tails-1 tale, Dead Body in a Meat Grinder. Hunter/Trophies, Killing a President, They Never Called Me Nigger Again. Bingo Nuts...All are fun reading, and YES, they are all for young readers, and NO they are not what they at first seem to be, but to understand that, you must read them all, and all the others...and oh yes, Superstar...it will bring you to the edge of your seat, and then leave you crying...if you have compassion for abused children.

The Face Painter

Children's Books

Dublin Ireland 1780 ~ Tragedy: a new beginning ~ Oliver Newman McKannah often had visions, but this one frightened him—flames always did. After watching his only family members perish in the burning apartment, 13 year old Sean McKannah wandered along the waterfront, dazed and hungry, wearing the only items he owned. Befriended by Captain Patrick Olin Mullholland, a kindly man who had spent his life on the sea, Sean’s life is forever changed. “Get aboard, lad, y’must ‘ave a home.” Adventures the young Irishman had never dreamed of, were about to begin. Prior to his second visit to Yerba Buena, soon to be renamed San Francisco, Sean had visited the orient, Australia, and many other seaports to load or offload merchandise. As a young man, Sean watches as Captain Mulholland’s ship, SEA DUCHESS, sails out of San Francisco harbor. A chance meeting with Frank, a Spaniard his age, sets the stage for greater adventures: Trapping in the mountains, mustangs in the desert, deadly encounters with killers, and more. Meeting Frank’s sister, changes Sean’s life more than any other event.

The McKannahs (The McKannahs trilogy)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Disgusted with how their Flathead Indian friends are being treated, Jesse McKannah and his brothers drop everything and head up into the mountains once again, to help the Native Americans cope with corrupt politicians.

The McKannahs ~together again~

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