John Bebout is the 2021 winner of the eLit Bronze Medal for Historical Fiction, among other awards. He is also a poet and has published his work in 'The Esthetic Apostle,' The Paragon Press' and 'Horseshoes and Hand Grenades' among others. In a former life, Dr. Bebout was a scientist who authored/coauthored more than two-dozen technical papers and articles. He has lived in Virginia for more than 30-years, a place where "adventure and romance are as common as honeysuckle growing on a fence line."
The Life and Redemption of Teddy Miller
‘The Life and Redemption of Teddy Miller’ is a rip-roaring adventure story that takes place during the final, tumultuous years of the American Civil War. It is full of horse chases, gunfights and even has a beautiful Pinkerton Detective. But it is more than that just an adventure story; the hero, a young man named Teddy Miller, is forced to grow up and make serious decisions for which he has no experience and no adult guidance. Root for him, cry with him, and cheer for him as he travels from the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia to the tip of Florida and back during the last months of the War in search of love and redemption. 'The Life and Redemption of Teddy Miller' is a mult...
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