“My earliest memory,” six foot, nine inch Verne Albright remembers, “is of an English class where the teacher assigned a one-page story. The other students’ reaction was summed up by a boy who exclaimed, ‘how will I ever write a whole page!’ I however, wrote twenty and in the process discovered my life’s first passion.”
At twenty-one, Verne traveled to Peru and was enchanted by the country and its people. During that first visit he, his wife, and their year-old daughter traveled by jeep in the Andes Mountains of four nations. Over the next half-century he returned to Peru sixty-four times and imported over two hundred of its Paso horses—including a pair he took overland to California, a nine-month trek of over fiVerne R. Albright - Biography
“My earliest memory,” six foot, nine inch Verne Albright remembers, “is of an English class where the teacher assigned a one-page story. The other students’ reaction was summed up by a boy who exclaimed, ‘how will I ever write a whole page!’ I however, wrote twenty and in the process discovered my life’s first passion.”
At twenty-one, Verne traveled to Peru and was enchanted by the country and its people. During that first visit he, his wife, and their year-old daughter traveled by jeep in the Andes Mountains of four nations. Over the next half-century he returned to Peru sixty-four times and imported over two hundred of its Paso horses—including a pair he took overland to California, a nine-month trek of over five thousand miles in eleven nations. Riding much of the way, he came face-to-face with killer deserts, witch doctors, bandits, avalanches, poisonous reptiles, vampire bats, and a violent revolution. His next book The Ultimate Trail Ride, is a rewrite for general audiences of his Best-Seller about that journey.
“Finding a true calling is a miracle experienced by few,” he once said, “and Peru provided me with two. I promoted its Paso horses world-wide for over fifty years and more recently began writing historical fiction set in its fascinating past and rich culture.” Verne is a master story teller and his novels are so well written that they’ve already begun appearing on Best-Seller Lists. And why not? He has lived adventures at least as exciting as the ones about which he writes.
Albright makes his home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with wife Laurie and five dogs....more
Verne Albright said:
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I have just finished reading Playing Chess with God for the first time since I finished writing it and can honestly say I'm extremely proud of this story. My profound gratitude goes all all who helped with their suggestions and support. - Verne R. AlI have just finished reading Playing Chess with God for the first time since I finished writing it and can honestly say I'm extremely proud of this story. My profound gratitude goes all all who helped with their suggestions and support. - Verne R. Albright
B. Brugger of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, wrote the following review, but couldn't manage to post it and asked me to do it for him:
The epic adventures of Henning Dietzel
Henning is an 18 year old German embracing a life of adventures in 19th century California. He joins the first gold rush of 1848, overcomes some serious challenges and very early propels himself to success and wealth. He then moves to Chili and continues on the path of business ventures and success on the strength of his creative genius and strong character. However natural disasters, war and ferocious competition nearly destroy his achievements. Thanks to his tenacity and talent he rebuilds his empire. The fascinating quality of this young man is that throughout the ups and downs of his business life he manages to lead a very ethical and good life, which makes him a very endearing person. Overall a very amazing story set against the epic historical background of California but also Chili and Peru, whose development is largely ignored in North America. Suspenseful and spiritually uplifting....more
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