Michael Delaney: U.S. Marshal Dakota Territory

Michael Delaney: U.S. Marshal, Dakota Territory is the story of Michael Delaney, a young man from Nebraska—how he came to be a U.S. Marshal and the men he brought to justice—Lillie, the woman he loved—Mary, his daughter—and James Red Bull, his deputy.

Michael Delaney is a well-written book about the Wild West days of the 1800s, blending fact and fiction into very real actions for the reader. The story takes place in the mid to late nineteenth century; its setting is Deadwood, Belle Fourche, Dickinson, and Bismarck, Dakota Territory.

Experience the life of a U.S. Marshal as he pursues the horse thieves, cattle rustlers, and killers of his day in the Dakotas. Delaney makes many friends and enemies along the way that the reader will learn to love and hate.

• Pg. 38 - It wasn’t difficult for the Marshal to find the tracks of three horses running hard in a northerly direction, especially when one set of tracks left the mark of a crescent moon in the ground. Ten miles north of Deadwood, the tracks turned to the northwest. “I believe I know where they are headed. They’re headed for Belle Fourche.”
• Pg. 180 – “Michael had just sat down on his buffalo robe and poured himself a hot cup coffee, when the sharp crack of a rifle shot rang out from behind, striking the dirt nearby.”

Michael Delaney: U.S. Marshal Dakota Territory will cause the reader to be emotionally attached to the good guys and hate the bad guys. The characters are well-defined. The book is a page turner that you will be sorry to see end.