Here is the true story of Porter Rockwell in this exciting biographical novel series by best-selling biographer, Richard Lloyd Dewey. A dynamite initial volume of the series is historical fiction at its best accurate, engrossing, and filled with adventure and humor. Based on solid research from the author s best-selling biography, Dewey proves himself a capable novelist as well as best-selling biographer.

Volume 1: (ISBN 092975316X)
This begins with Rockwell s childhood years in New York where he becomes close friends with the future Latter-day Saint prophet Joseph Smith. The story continues through Porter s settlement with the Saints in Missouri, fighting against mobs and falling in love.

Volume 2: (ISBN 0961602473)
Volume 2 covers the turbulent first four years in Nauvoo, Illinois, where Porter Rockwell continues to fight mobs and finds himself as Joseph Smith s bodyguard. They make an unusual visit to the White House to visit the President of the United States, Martin van Buren, and then return home to face domestic turmoil and enemies determined to kill them.

Volume 3: (ISBN 0961602481)
Volume 3. This true account pits Porter Rockwell against mobs and his own conflicted character. He protects his neighbors in amazing gun battles but finally loses the war. The Nauvoo period of his life draws to a close as his close friend Joseph Smith is murdered, and his own wife leaves him to remarry, taking his beloved daughter Emily with her. Porter must bid a heartbroken farewell to this child he loves more than anyone else in the world, as he and thousands of others decide to flee Nauvoo and head west. As the chief scout and hunter, he helps his people survive, crossing the plains to the Great Salt Lake.

Volume 4: (ISBN 096160249X)
Volume 4 continues the epic story, revealing the first 10 years Porter Rockwell lives in Utah. There, he joyously reunites with his daughter Emily, who flees her mother and stepfather to come west to live with him. With the U.S. Army invading their new territory, he courageously leads a band of guerilla fighters to face a huge invading force with surprising results. He also enters a new phase of adventures as U.S. Deputy Marshal. But then his world turns upside down. He meets a new woman, falls for her, and boldly competes for her attention against other, much younger, men.