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http://howcanamandiebetter.com/

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Historical Fiction, History, Classics

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How Can A Man Die Better is Roy V. Gaston's first novel, written after he retired from a career supervising housing units in Ohio prisons. Gaston has had a fascination with the American Civil War since his early elementary school days, after discovering Bruce Catton's American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War and David Greenspan's wonderful battlefield map illustrations. A native of Athens, Ohio and a graduate of Ohio University, his favorite genres are historical fiction, noir, hard boiled, Southern Gothic, alternative history, and westerns. He is fan of Harry Flashman, Hitch and Cole, Gus and Woodrow, Hap and Leonard, Spenser and Hawk, Marty and Rusty, Gravedigger and Coffin Ed, Statler and Waldorf, Buck and Roy, Willie and Waylo ...more

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Do you plan on visiting Cincinnati anytime soon? Would like to see you. Congrats on publishing. Always knew your way with words would lead to something. Mike Westfall

Roy V. Gaston Hi Mike, Wow, its wonderful to hear from you. It sure has been a long time. Thank you very much. I hope to be able to get to several places in Ohio to…moreHi Mike, Wow, its wonderful to hear from you. It sure has been a long time. Thank you very much. I hope to be able to get to several places in Ohio to market the book. However, for medical reasons, I don't drive anymore, so it will take some planning. Half-Price Books here in Columbus is going to let me a have a table for some book signings, and I imagine there are some Half-Price Bookstores in Columbus. One of the historical characters, Gen. William Lytle is from Cincinnati, so I would like to get some publicity on that. I have a personal Facebook page, if you want to hit me up, or if you have one. Or, if you could send me your contact info through Michael on FB, for a little more privacy. Its really great to hear from you. I hope you're doing well. (less)

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Roy V. Gaston Music, usually jazz for creativity, or putting my work aside and going for a long walk. I always have a few stacks of books around to read, and someti…moreMusic, usually jazz for creativity, or putting my work aside and going for a long walk. I always have a few stacks of books around to read, and sometimes that will spark an idea.(less)

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	Beyond the Goodnight Trail 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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