- James Alexander Thom
James Alexander Thom (born
1933 ) is an American author, most famous for his works in the Western genre. Born in Gosport,Indiana , he graduated fromButler University and served in theUnited States Marine Corps . He is a former professor ofjournalism at Indiana University, and a contributor to the "The Saturday Evening Post ". His fifth wife, Dark Rain Thom is an alleged member of the Shawnee Tribe (all three federally recognized groups do not have her as being one of their citizens either honorary or otherwise); the Thoms presently live in the "Indiana hill country" near Bloomington.Works
*"Spectator Sport"
*"Long Knife" (a novelized biography ofGeorge Rogers Clark )
*"From Sea to Shining Sea"
*"Panther in the Sky" (a novelized biography ofTecumseh )
*"Follow the River" (based on theDraper's Meadow massacre )
*"Red Heart"
*"Sign Talker" (a novelized biography ofGeorge Drouillard )
*"Warrior Woman", co-written with Dark Rain Thom (a novelized biography ofNonhelema )
*"The Children of First Man"
*"St. Patrick's Battalion" (a novel aboutSaint Patrick's Battalion in theMexican-American War of 1846)External links
* [http://www.jamesalexanderthom.com/ Website ]
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