| W.R. Benton has teamed up with professional photographer Melanie Calvert to produce a four book series titled, "The Drum Series." Book 1, Silently Beats the Drum was published and released by Saga Books and is available for purchase now. Ruth Thompson, the publisher, was very excited to be producing a series and is working hard to edit and proof the remaining three books. The book is currently available at www.sagabooks.net "This is really neat," Melanie stated in a recent email to the author and it's easy to understand her excitement, because it is her first book cover. W.R. Benton, who has had a number of Western Fiction books published said, "The key to writing a good western is to first have good solid characters that symbolize the west as it really was. These men and women were no nonsense kinds of folks, who were struggling each day to make a living or just to stay alive. The mountain men, well, they were some of the very first out west and they were by far the hardiest and toughest of our early settlers. They live a rough life and most proved they were tougher, while those that didn't died. Another aspect, which I cover in Silently Beats the Drum, is the fact that African Americans were here (out west) from the very start. While history books and authors rarely writer of the contributions of black Americans, they bled and died beside white men. It's a shame history refuses them their earned spot in our past. I hope to do all I can to educate my readers with the facts pertaining to African Americans, Hispanics, and other minorities." "It's about time (minorities were written about)! Ruth Thompson stated in a discussion with the author. Benton's Books are books offered by the authors to readers. The site is maintained by author WR Benton and each author is involved with customer complaints or problems. We feel, as the authors, that our readers are special folks who deserve fast service and quality products. Contact WR Benton at http://www.bentons-books.com or email him at wrbenton@bentons-books.com for move information. |