Good Rebel Soil: The Champ Ferguson Story - Paperback

by Troy D. Smith (Author)

"To some he was a brutal thug, a heartless murderer - a monster. To others he was a protector, a beloved martyr to the Confederate cause - a hero. To a few he was a family man, a good old boy caught up in passions beyond his control - a man.He was all these things, and more. He was an American tragedy. He was Champ Ferguson." Troy "Troy Smith is a superb writer. The life of Champ Ferguson is a powerful story. Put the two together and you have a wonderful read. I highly recommend Good Rebel Soil." Frank Roderus

Author Biography

Troy D. Smith was born in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee in 1968. He has waxed floors, moved furniture, been a lay preacher, and taught high school and college. He writes in a variety of genres, achieving his earliest successes with westerns -his first published short story appeared in 1995 in Louis L'Amour Western Magazine, and he won the Spur Award in 2001 for the novel Bound for the Promise-Land (being a finalist on two other occasions.) He is currently teaching American history at Tennessee Tech, and serving as president of Western Fictioneers -the first national writing organization devoted exclusively to fiction about the Old West.