January 4th, 2010

In keeping with my fascination with the Old West I’m going to include some interesting items from that era that happened on this day way back when. I just might find another book out of the look back. On this day in 1869, the notorious thug and bully, Cullen Baker, was sitting beside the road in Arkansas having lunch with a pal when a posse rode up and killed them both. Baker was armed with a shotgun. Four pistols, three derringers, and six pocket knives. Also on this day in 1863, the first claim under the Homestead Act of 1862 is filed by Daniel Freeman, a few miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska. I hope to finish chapter five of the Elizabeth Custer book this week. No doubt I’ll have to put the work aside this morning to deal with the latest email threats. God does amazing things. Whatever they intended for bad He will use for good. I will continue to work on the book about my brother with the proceeds from the tome going to the Prison Fellowship Ministry. Chuck Colson is the head of the organization and a man I truly admire. Al Pierleoni with the Sacramento Bee phoned yesterday to ask about the new book The Many Loves of Buffalo Bill. Al does an article for the Bee about new books and will include the Buffalo Bill book in his column next week. I’m in Missouri most of next week doing book signings and giving lectures at schools. Hope the weather holds out back there. I’m not a big fan of driving in ice and snow. It’s 5:51 a.m.. Guess I need to get to work now.