The Sheriff's Double

About the Book

Clinton Williams was a private in the Union Army when it moved to Mexico for the War of 1846. He served with distinction and at the end of the war accepted his discharge and moved west into the New Mexico Territory. He was appointed sheriff of the town of Bernalillo. After tracking a rustler and bringing back the stolen horses, an attempt was made on his life. He found himself the defense attorney for the accused man, the father of the rustler. Following the trial, he agreed to go back east to look for the wife and daughter of the only black man in town. Finding the two slaves was the easy part. Getting them and four other escapted slaves back across slave states and territories to freedom was difficult but Clint was determined to reunite this family.

About the Author

Gerald Juan "Sam" Berry enlisted in the United States Army in 1960 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1990. His primary area of service was in military intelligence with brief tours in the infantry and in the field of logistics and maintenance. His military awards include The Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantrymans' Award and numerous other awards and decorations. He spent nine years in Germany, two years in England, one year in France, two years in Okinawa and two years in Viet Nam. Following his retirement, he and his wife spent one year in the Domincan Repubic.

He retired to Sutherland, Virginia. He has been married to Elizabeth Anne (Tobias) Berry since 1967. His daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Tom Loden, have one daughter Katherine.

Sam has been an active member of the Boy Scouts of America since 1950 and earned the Eagle Scout Award. He was a member of the Boy Scouts Association in England and earned the Queen's Scout Award. He is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Lions Clubs International.

Other books by the author are When Eagles Are Silent and The Eagle's Scream.