Chiliote Author:John Bentley The novel is a work of fiction but intended to portray the real life in the Wild West as it was in the middle 1800's, beginning before the Civil War and for several years after. The background comes from growing up listening to stories of old Buffalo Hunters, Pony Express Riders and some Indian Fighters and... more » from being a young cowboy in some of the author's favorite West Texas country, chosen as a setting.« less