Amazon #1 Best Selling Author of Historical Fiction Novels
Alan P. Landau
C H O O SE Y OU R
ADVENTURE
TRUE STORIES • REMARKABLE PEOPLE
HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIFE
From the wild frontiers of Africa to the secrets of the Australian Outback
The Langbourne Series
1. LANGBOURNE: The year is 1891, and two young boys (aged only 15 and 16) escape the poverty, cold and hunger of Ireland to find a new life in South Africa.
Without friend or family at their destination, they start a tobacco business and learn to adapt to the way of life, the cultures and wildlife of a very new and strange world.
The Langbourne series is based on a true story.
2. REBELLION: It's now 1893. After selling their tobacco business, Morris and David set off to open a business as general traders north of the Limpopo River, at a settlement called Bulawayo, in a new country called Rhodesia.
With unbelievable courage, these two boys risk their lives to walk northwards into the African bush for three months.
What they don't know is that tensions are rising between the Matabele nation and the European settlers.
3. EMPIRE: 1894 - 1897. After losing almost everything in the Matabele rebellion, the brothers begin to rebuild their devastated business. With Morris' sharp brain, and David's limitless energy, they begin in earnest, taking massive risks. But no one could have seen plague, drought, disease and war on the horizon.
However, these are the Langbourne brothers, and they will not be beaten!
Based on a true story.
4. EVOLUTION: It is 1898 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia, and the Langbourne brothers’ business is maturing, and so are the boys.
Morris decides the time is right for them to expand the business into Europe and he leaves his younger siblings to grow the African operation while he returns to his homeland in Ireland.
But, Africa works in her mysterious ways; good plans are always put to the test, and this is no exception for the Langbourne brothers.
Based on the true story of the Langbourne brothers.
5. LOYALTY: Early 1900, and the Anglo Boer War is almost over, or so everyone thinks.
It is also a time for joy, marriages and family, but also sorrow and sadness.
The early years of 1900 bring opportunities for prosperity, and in true Langbourne style, they take risks and knuckle down to capitalise on them.
But to do this, loyalty is paramount, and it comes in all sorts of ways, and from some very unexpected quarters.
Based on a true story, the Langbourne legend continues.
6. LEGACY: The final book in the Langbourne Series.
Nguni pays David a surprise visit on his back verandah. It has been decades since they last met. Over a pot of tea, the old friends reminisce over their past. They are older men now.
Sharing sadness and grief, along with laughter and joy, the men talk well into the late afternoon.
The stories told are a joy for these two old buffaloes.
Based on a true story, this book has a bonus chapter at the end that gives a brief overview of the real brothers.
Afrikaans Edition
"What extraordinary people. A great must read saga. Every episode (book) a page turner. The best of fiction writers could never create better."
Anonymous Amazon Review, 18 May 2022
(Verified Purchase: Langbourne's LEGACY)
"TO BRAVE MEN"
Based on the true story and events of the
Shangani Patrol and what became known as the
Allan Wilson Patrol.
What really happened on the
banks of the Shangani River?
Heroes, villains, loyalty, ruthless ambition,
courage and bravery,
this story has it all, and some!
MY LATEST BOOK
Of Sand and Stars:
By Brenda Kate
Deep in the Australian Outback, two facilities operate side by side, separated by a fence.
Amanda Richardson works in a top-secret US intelligence gathering facility. Lucas Kahn works in the neighbouring Australian satellite tracking observatory.
A chance encounter through double-glazed windows, and the realisation they can communicate with Auslan sign language, develops into a complicated romance.
What they learn from each other reveals a terrifying political endgame - and people will kill to keep that a secret.
