Mike Flinn is an amateur historian and writer who lives in Dallas County, Iowa. He researched and wrote "Most Exciting Day" a true story about the 1895 robbery of the Adel (Iowa) State Bank. His historical fiction novels include "A Soldier's Bounty" a novel of the Civil War, "The Silent Cannons," the aftermath of the Civil War, "The Threshing Crew," WW1 and the Spanish Flu, "Hard Times and the Raccoon's Tale," the great depression and "An Old Codger's Take," the authors humorous and sometimes irreverent views on generational changes and today's world. You can follow Mike on Facebook and Goodreads or reach him at [email protected].
  • Adel, Iowa
  • JoinedJuly 17, 2019


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mikeflinn mikeflinn Jul 18, 2019 11:27PM
Whisky Money: Depression, World War Two and the Greatest Generation is a romp through history through the lives of two Iowa brothers. https://www.wattpad.com/story/194385035
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An Old Codger's Take by mikeflinn
An Old Codger's Take
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Whisky Money by mikeflinn
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Sean and Finn Tierney, two brothers living in a small town in Iowa, face the difficulties of growing up durin...
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