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Mike Mackessy

I live in rural Oregon with my wife, Gwen. I began my working life in the construction field as a hod- carrier in 1975, then as a bricklayer in 1977.

In 1990 I became a Special Inspector.

I retired as a Master Special Inspector in 2013. At the University of Idaho, I studied construction, architecture, and creative writing.

My hobbies include shooting and collecting traditional archery and shooting and collecting black powder arms.

Favorite themes to write about are Western History, Mountain Men, Bounty Hunters, and Military History.

I am planning a series based on my two latest books. One a Mountain Man story, the second a Bounty Hunter story. If you like what you read, leave a review.

I hope you enjoy my take on Mountain Man adventures and leave a review.

"Eternal" is my first attempt at a military-adventure/history-Time Travel novel, released by DSP. It's not a Western but give it a try and let me know how you like it.

"Second Chances" is my first attempt at a modern time western.

All my books are available as paperback and ebooks. Thanks for your continued interest.

Genres: Western

New and upcoming books

February 2026

Simon Kenton
(America250, book 2)

February 2026

Wilderness Courage
(Finn: Mountain Man: Frontier Wilderness, book 2)

April 2026

Blood On The Badge
(Western, book 3)

April 2026

Clint Hunter
(Clint Hunter: Mountain Man Adventure, book 4)

April 2026

The Long Arm Of Justice
(Western, book 4)

April 2026

The Mountain Man
(Western, book 1)

April 2026

Wilderness Legends
(Finn: Mountain Man: Frontier Wilderness, book 3)

Series

Uriah: Mountain Man Story
1. The Ballad of Uriah (2020)

Clint Hunter: Mountain Man Adventure
   1. Down From The Mountain (2020)
   2. Broken Dog Ranch (2020)
   3. Healing Of The Broken Dog (2020)
   4. Clint Hunter (2026)

Captain Ash Western Adventure
1. Trigger Finger (2020)
2. Journey to Prairie Dog Town (2020)

American Trapper Caleb Western
1. Mountain Life (2020)
2. Texas Life (2020)

Lieutenant Cord of the Texas Rangers
1. Partners (2020)

Mountain Man
1. Mountain Man (2020)
2. Ira: Son Of Mountain Man (2020)

First Of The Mountain Men Western
   1. Rory: Mountain Man And Longhunter (2021)
   2. Mountain Man's Revenge (2021)
   3. The Orphan (2021)
   4. The Artist (2021)
   5. Mountain Man's Ranch (2021)
   6. Eli On The Revenge Trail (2022)
   7. Mountain Apprenticeship (2022)

Wells Fargo Jehu, Routs Wilderness Highway
1. The Saga of Eli (2021)

Zeke, Mountain Man of the Great Stoney Mountains
1. The Last Mountain Man (2022)

Jarod Welsh: Range Rider Western
   1. The Range Rider: Frontier Justice (2022)
   2. The Range Rider: Acts of Vengeance (2022)
   3. The Range Rider: Retaliation (2022)
   4. The Range Rider: The Killin' Tree (2022)
   5. The Range Rider: Wrath Of A Gunfighter (2022)
   6. The Range Rider: The Orphan (2022)
   7. The Range Rider: A Turn Of The Cards (2023)
   8. The Range Rider: The Scribblers (2023)
   9. The Range Rider: Miles And Gil (2023)

Zephaniah: Mountain Man
Rocky Mountain Maturity (2022)
The Medal (2022)

Six Bullets to Sundown Western (with Glenn A Bruce, Nicholas S Casale, Jeff Crawford, Dave P Fisher, Scott Harris, Weldon L Haywood, Charles Ray, Bill Shuey and James E Thompson)
1. The Bounty Hunters (2023)

Wandering Man: Mountain Man Western
1. Wandering Man, Mountain Pox (2023)

Feud Of The Mountain Men (with Ash Lingam)
1. Mountain Man's Graveyard (2024)
2. The End Of An Era (2024)

Eli Ransom Western Adventure
1. Eli Ransom: Railroad Detective (2024)

Team Rover
1. Jihad Response Team Rover (2024)
2. Jihad Response Team Rover: The Battle Begins (2025)

Clint Fuller: Outcast or Outlaw (with C Wayne Winkle)
1. The Law Of The Land (2025)

Jefferson Akers: U.S. Marshal (with C Wayne Winkle)
1. The Law Of The Land (2025)

Finn: Mountain Man: Frontier Wilderness
   1. The Long Hunters (2025)
   2. Wilderness Courage (2026)
   3. Wilderness Legends (2026)

Novels

   Second Chances (2021)
   Johnstun Jubilation (2023)
   The Forlorn Hope (2023)
   Eternal: A Warriors Journey (2024)

Collections

The Far Border (2025) (with others)

Series contributed to

Life Of A Texan Western
6. What's A Ranch Without Horses? (2024)

Mountains Call
   1. The Mountains Call (2024)
   3. Bear And Travis (2024)
   4. An Eye For an Eye (2024)

America250
2. Simon Kenton (2026)

Western
   1. The Mountain Man (2026) (with Johnnie Cole and Weldon R Shaw)
   3. Blood On The Badge (2026) (with others)
   4. The Long Arm Of Justice (2026) (with others)

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