The Prairie

About the Book

The Prairie is a short piece of entertaining fiction addressing some crucial issues facing today's society.

Anyone interested in good characterization will love The Prairie. Marvin King is the essence of what's good in people. Tille is a lovable lady who captures the heart of Marvin and defends his good name with those who would disparge it. Then there's Regina Cooleridge, an inveterate flirt who inoocently pursures Marvin and ignites suspicion in Marvin's protégé: Quinten and his friends Shirley and Dotty.

These three friends add zest to the stroy in their attmept to shelter Marvin from the wiles of Regina. Intrigue enters when Quinten's resolution and bravery wrests the girls from the clutches of two evildoers.

About the Author

Following three years serving in WWII, Richard Hohl married and returned to farming. He farmed and carried mail while attending the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.

After majoring in Elementary Education, Richard taught school for 22 years, retired and launched a new career: writing for children. Attending two Highlights for Children workshops provided a spingboard to this difficult genre. Richard enjoyed his exciting new undertaking for 15 years until he changed again-- this time writing articles, essays and short stories. The Prairie is his first book to meet the press.