DALE SWANSON | HIS BOOKS

Well-schooled and skilled at writing detail without overwhelming the reader, you get the sense that Swanson can make an adventure out of drinking a cup of coffee. 

His early American novels adhere strictly to historical fact though his narrative is fictional. They are from a part of our past that has been glossed over in our history books; cleverly interwoven stories about American history, which leaves you entertained and enlightened. They are stories that needed to be told.

The rare ability to push for perfection is apparent with each new release. Since 2013, and the introduction to his writing style, each subsequent book has shown the consistent and amazing talent to bond with the reader regardless of genre; HIstorical Fiction, Middle-Grade Fantasy, Memoir, or his latest, a 50-page chapbook entry of Poetry and Prose.
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Writing for different genres follows his penchant for sharing things he is passionate about and/or those things coming from personal experience.

A BOWHUNTER IN GOD'S CATHEDRAL  
Poems and Prose | An intimate look into the heart and soul of an outdoorsman.

Have you ever hiked a trail through woods or fields while alone, marveling at what nature offers, or simply watched the sun set over the horizon?

For the first time, available in both hardcover and paperback!

Years of wandering the woodlands, swamps, hills, and farmlands in search of the elusive whitetail deer have brought me closer to recognizing the presence of God in the magnificence of His creation. It is impossible to canoe a remote river, camp for an evening on a northern lake, or walk through deep woods without feeling His presence.

When I do any of these things, I realize that I am truly a guest inside God’s Cathedral, and thankfulness overwhelms me. 

​This book's combination of prose and poetry is the result of my time in the wilderness, and the channel it opens in my quest for truth while in that magical place. It doesn't matter if I am fishing, canoeing, hunting, or camping, the sensation is the same. It draws me in and I am in awe of the nature there, for all to see. I feel, truly, that I am in the presence of God!

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Simpler Times
A PERSONAL MEMOIR  
POSSIBLY SWANSON'S BEST WORK!

SIMPLER TIMES is a vivid, nostalgic, and intimate memoir of growing up in the early 50s. 

While the story takes place in The Village of Island Park in Minnesota, it will remind all who grew up in rural America the joys of being a kid, the awe and love we had for friends and family, and grand adventure limited by only our imaginations.

Dale’s personal memoir is filled with reflections of goodness, innocence, and all too often misguided play. Included are humorous tales about hide and go seek, snowball fights, family pets, wildlife rescue, and the discovery of the opposite sex. This book will make you smile, laugh, rejoice, and bring you to tears. It may also lift the fog of a fading memory of a grandparent long gone, or remind you of an important life lesson taught by a parent, special teacher, or scout leader.

His cleverly woven tales return you to a time and place that you cherish and to which you are intrinsically and forever linked. A place that begs for your return. This expertly crafted memoir will inspire you to share your life story and family's history with your children and grandchildren. 

Dale's gift for creating a narrative and pace which is familiar and engaging makes it difficult to put down any of his work. SIMPLER TIMES is no exception and may represent his best writing yet.

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Tears of Sorrow
A FREE NATION LOST
2018 RELEASE!

The Black Hills are lost, the Bozeman Trail is closed, Custer is defeated, cherished Sioux leaders are murdered, and the final injustice is delivered at Wounded Knee Creek.

Anton McAllister leads his Dakota family west to escape the white backlash of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 as told in Swanson’s preceding award winning novel, The Thirty-Ninth Man. 
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Settling into the Black Hills, Anton and his family merge with the Miniconjou Lakota band of Lone Horn. Anton’s adopted son, Four Wings, befriends the militant warrior Crazy Horse, and their world is turned upside down as they deal with disingenuous treaties, an illegal war brought on by the Grant Administration, and a deranged bounty hunter no larger than a child.

Sitting Bull, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, and powerful men from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations make their stand when the army begins to build forts along the Bozeman Trail. Red Cloud wins his war, the great herds of buffalo are methodically destroyed. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull are murdered, and Wounded Knee Creek becomes the death wail of a free Sioux Nation.

And throughout it all, Four Wings struggles to reconcile the good white men he has known, including the mixed blood who raised him, with those who seek to subdue or destroy the Sioux Nation.

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The Thirty-Ninth Man 
A NOVEL OF THE 1862 UPRISING 
2013 BEST BOOK READ!

The Thirty-Ninth Man is a historical novel culminating with the mass execution of thirty-eight men, the largest mass execution in the history of the United States.

August 19, 1825, in a place called Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory, under the guise of concern but wrapped in a cloak of deceit, the federal government began a series of treaties with the Sioux Nation that would lead to the outbreak of the Sioux Wars, and the end of a way of life.

In 1862 with the beginnings of the Sioux Wars in the Minnesota River Valley, a mixed blood named Anton McAllister balances on the razor thin line separating corrupt Indian agents, unscrupulous fur traders, the U.S. Army, and powerful chiefs from the Chippewa and Dakota nations. 

When his best friend is falsely accused of war crimes and sentenced to die, Anton finds himself in a race to save his friend from the gallows.

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The Wild Ways
MYSTERY OF THE HANGING TOWER
A WHIMSICAL STORY!

A loudmouthed squirrel named Chatter, a fidgety gopher named Archie, a raccoon with special powers named Ring, and all the animals living on Enchanted Island select ten-year-old Oscar Johnson to receive the Wild Ways, the language that allows animals to communicate with each other.

As development threatens their peaceful habitat, the animals need Oscar to help solve a thirty-year-old mystery to save their beloved island and the surrounding forest they call home.
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With his new power to talk to all creatures, Oscar receives a series of clues provided by the animals and helps FBI agent Jim Brandt solve a murder mystery and uncover a sinister plot to use the island for nefarious purposes. Together, they race against the clock to discover the final piece of a puzzle that reaches into the highest seats of power within the U.S. Government.

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