William Wallace “Bill” Johnstone

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William Wallace “Bill” Johnstone

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
8 Feb 2004 (aged 65)
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly westerns, horror and survivalists novels. He was born and raised in Missouri. Johnstone started writing in 1970, but didn't have anything published until 1979. He wrote close to two hundred books in numerous genres, including suspense and horror. His main series were Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles. He became a full-time writer in 1980.
To the true William W. Johnstone reader, he is a best-selling author admired for the great diversity in his writing talents. Though most known for his western adventures, Johnstone was also a visionary writer. His prophetic stories within his Ashes Series, Code Name Series, and his science fiction books, predicting the Gulf War and the political climate we live in today, was ahead of its time when it was written.william w johnstone was a writer of novels,starting out in 1970,it was not until 1977 his book,the devils kiss took his talents to fame,he was the writer of the popular,out of the ashs series,the bond brothers,the last gunfighter,the first and last mountain man,and many many more,mr johnstone worked in carnivals,did a stint in the french foreign legion,he was a deputy sheriff,and served in the us army,after that he was a broadcaster for 16 years till his writings took off,his daughter,ja johnstone took over his duties,bill is missed very much
William Wallace Johnstone was a prolific American author, mostly westerns, horror and survivalists novels. He was born and raised in Missouri. Johnstone started writing in 1970, but didn't have anything published until 1979. He wrote close to two hundred books in numerous genres, including suspense and horror. His main series were Mountain Man, The First Mountain Man, Ashes and Eagles. He became a full-time writer in 1980.
To the true William W. Johnstone reader, he is a best-selling author admired for the great diversity in his writing talents. Though most known for his western adventures, Johnstone was also a visionary writer. His prophetic stories within his Ashes Series, Code Name Series, and his science fiction books, predicting the Gulf War and the political climate we live in today, was ahead of its time when it was written.william w johnstone was a writer of novels,starting out in 1970,it was not until 1977 his book,the devils kiss took his talents to fame,he was the writer of the popular,out of the ashs series,the bond brothers,the last gunfighter,the first and last mountain man,and many many more,mr johnstone worked in carnivals,did a stint in the french foreign legion,he was a deputy sheriff,and served in the us army,after that he was a broadcaster for 16 years till his writings took off,his daughter,ja johnstone took over his duties,bill is missed very much