Born in New England, William Albert Luckey was a fan of horses at age one. Luckey moved West to work with horses and write stories about them, and incidentally write about the fascinating characters that appear around the animals.

Eventing, dressage, working cattle, five-day trail rides, and most of all fox-hunting for 20 seasons have given Luckey a well-rounded ease with horses. “I found out I had a way with reworking spoiled or abused horses, in the 70s, before all the ‘horse whisperer’ talk. In fact I went back to the late 1800s to read up on John Rarey, the first well-documented ‘whisperer’. Others like Henry Blake and Kell Jeffries did share their ideas, and by putting together what worked for me, I was able to reclaim horses that otherwise would have gone to slaughter.’
The current story, FIVE CENT RETURN, is about such an abused horse, and how the company of a horse can change a human. Luckey’s first book, HIGH LINE RIDER, came out in 1985. 

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At home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Luckey gazes through the front door on to native cactus flowers.

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Luckey has written 11 books prior to FIVE CENT RETURN, the first published in 1985. Clickfor a list that includes a synopsis of each book along with reviews.

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01. Front Cover
02. Incarceration
03. First Freedom
04. The Scent of Horses
05. Wasn't a Talker
06. Horse Hell
07. Veterinary Clinic
08. At the Amish Barn
09. Gettysburg
10. Yankee Ingenuity
11. The Hat
12. Lost in the Years/Talking in the Past
13. Shooting at the House
14. The Barn Itself
15. Working the Fence
16. Ella's Grave
17. A Thousand Miles More
18. Runaway
19. The Road to Lima
20. The Daggart House
21. I Don't Drink
22. A Bridle Tells Its Story
23. Shelter
24. Inside the House
25. The Ohio River
26. The Ferry is Full
27. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
28. A Direct Question
29. A Scolding
30. Honey's Shotgun
31. What Education?
32. About Grunwald
33. Mississippi Crossing
34. Nibbana's Field
35. Safety at the Farmhouse
36. County Road NN
37. Good Eats at the Garage
38. On Route 136 West
39. Brownville Bridge
40. Brownville Cafe
41. Close to Home
42. Watch for Quicksand
43. Purification

44. Back Cover