So many of the visitors to this site over the last few months have been teachers, school librarians, and home school educators. School officials from Manchester, Massachusetts to Everett, Washington and points in between have dropped by to check out the books and ultimately added a few to their collection. I’ve had a lot of read more…

Although Thunder Over the Prairie doesn’t official debut in book stores until June 2, some readers have received advanced copies. The first review is great and I wanted to share. I pray the book gets more reviews like this one. “5.0 out of 5 stars A truly gripping story, May 21, 2009 by Christopher L. read more…

For all those planning to participate in the launch at Dodge City, I thought I’d include a schedule of events. Guests that made prior arrangements will be staying at the Dodge City Hotel and Convention Center. The address is 2408 W. Wyatt Earp Blvd. and the phone number for the hotel is 620/225-5012. On Friday, read more…

Since getting my license as a private investigator I’ve been able to delve a bit more deeply into the case involving my brother. Some well meaning people in my life have suggested that I just let it go, but I am wholly unable to do that. After all, it’s my fault he took a plea read more…

I received five advanced copies of Thunder Over the Prairie and I’m eager to share the new book. If you’d like a copy send me an email with your name and address and I’ll make sure you get it. Globe Pequot Press did a wonderful job laying out the material. I can’t wait for everyone read more…

More than 40 schools have visited this website in the last 14 days. I had always hoped that the books about women of the Old West would be attractive reading for junior high and high school students. The students who have used the material in class have reported that they like the books. One of read more…

My favorite movie is a western entitled Once Upon a Time in the West. Charles Bronson’s character spends the entire film tracking Henry Fonda’s character and it isn’t until the very end of the movie that he finds out why. Fonda’s character murders Bronson’s character’s brother. Just shooting Fonda down when Bronson meets up with read more…

I finished researching the life of Lucy Stone today. She is another Old West journalist that will be featured in the book Front Page. In addition to being a suffragette and a writer she was the mother of two children. She wanted them to have every advantage. As I was reading about how devoted she read more…

Jim Sherer, former mayor of Dodge City and Director of the Kansas Heritage Center, graciously supplied the foreword for Thunder Over the Prairie. In anticipation of the upcoming launch festivities that will be going on in Dodge City, he has made arrangements for guests to get a tour through Dodge, special meals, visitors packets in read more…

The trip to Dodge City to launch Thunder Over the Prairie is a month away. I’m excited about the book being released, but nervous as well. What if it gets bad reviews? What if noone buys a copy? What if people are disappointed when they meet me? My name throws people off. I’m often mistaken read more…