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Dennis Patrick Michels

Born: Des Plaines, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Dennis Patrick Michels was raised in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

Biography: At 18 Dennis inducted into the U.S. Cavalry at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He left active duty in 1995 to pursue an education in history and write novels.

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Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Dennis Patrick Michels on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=dennis+patrick+michels

Selected Titles

Cavalry scout /
ISBN: 0595223435 OCLC: 50067919

Writers Club Press, Lincoln, Neb. : ©2002.

 

 

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