Praise

   "John Duncklee is one of a kind, a renaissance Westerner from hat to boots. Whether he's working as a teacher, author, horse breeder or cattle rancher, he always feels strongly about what he's doing. You could say he's crazy, funny and compassionate all rolled into one.
   "Duncklee's knowledge is broad and ranges from coyotes (both the two and four-legged kind) to buzzards, and from kids to burros. And he deftly articulates life's lessons in his passionate stories."
   "'I'm a dreamer,' Duncklee says. 'I also have an imagination that tends to invent people based on who I have known in my life. Stories just seem to happen.'"
   "Duncklee does most of his writing in the morning, although he'll occasionally continue throughout the day if he's on a roll. He attributes his well-developed characters to the biographies he writes for each one. 'More often than not, my characters carry the story' he says. ' I develop these people and they seem to take over even when I argue with them!"
-Peggy Bechko

For Girl From New Hope:

"There is an authenticity in John Duncklee's voice that you don't often find in other writers of the American West today. His characters are as lively as a wild mustang stallion, and as unpredictable as the weather. If you love a good story, treat yourself to John Duncklee"
-Johnny D. Boggs, Award Winning Author and recipient of the Western Heritage Wrangler and Spur-awards

"John Duncklee molds a story like a sculptor makes a great bronze... Thundering hooves drum through this novel from the pen of a man who knows horse racing and makes it real... a real page turner..."
-Dusty Richards, Award Winning Author of THE NATURAL and 2005 American Cowboy Culture writer of the year

"Grab the halter strap and hang tight. Samantha Haggarty is an eastern gal newly arrived in the West. How she parlays beauty and common sense into a successful horse racing career and finds a fitting mate makes for fascinating reading."
-Jim Woolard, Award Winning Author of THUNDER IN THE VALLEY

For Manchado and His Friends:

"John Duncklee has written a book that has the potential to become a children's classic. The story of Maria and Pablo and their little pet donkey, Manchado, is a heartwarming tale. The fact that it is told in both English and Spanish is especially relevant in today's multicultural world."
-J. Bryant Virginia

"As an elementary school principal, I am always on the lookout for excellent children's literature. Manchado should be on the shelves of every elementary school library."

For Good Years for the Buzzards:

"Duncklee's humorous prose style and his gift for narrative makes this a memorable reading experience. Recommended for both its portrait of modern ranching under adverse conditions and its record of the determined, tenacious men and women who 'fought it out.'"
-Roundup Magazine

"... reminiscent of the popular classics by Ben K. Green, Will James and Robert Sharp. This book was difficult to set down. I read it through in one sitting. A book sure to be enjoyed by everyone who reads it."
-Keith Fessenden, P.M., Denver Westerners Roundup

"Duncklee is a cross between veterinarian James Herriot and cowboy Will James.... His book is sad, funny, entertaining. Everything you'd want to know about the sometimes gruesome, sometimes beautiful business of small-time ranching."
-Arizona Daily Star

For Genevieve of Tombstone:

"A marvelous creation, brimming with passion, honesty, and grit. The reader emerges with a good warm feeling one gets only when having met flesh and blood characters."
-Jim Wollard, Author of Thunder in the Valley

"If you want to know about the joy of a woman working on an Arizona cow ranch, read John Duncklee's Genevieve of Tombstone... It is a simple, uncomplicated jewel of a book in plain talk.'"
-J.P.S. Brown, Author of Jim Kane