Typos & Tahlequah

I’ve starting the month of November making changes to the various manuscripts I’ve completed. I’ve hired the independent editing firm B K Williams from the Phoenix area and they are exceptional. I have great hope that the work I submit to my publisher will now read better. I get in a hurry when I write. I am guilty of that at signings as well. I once autographed a copy of The Cowboy and the Senorita with “Best of Luck and Happy Trials.” With B K Williams I can hopefully avoid such blunders. I’ll be working on the Sam Sixkiller book again today. Sheriff Sixkiller lived in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. That area was no stranger to lawlessness. It took men like Sam to make it fit for people to live in peace. That’s just what a group of lawmen were doing there on this day in 1892. A sixteen man posse attacked Ned Christie’s fort near Tahlequah with a small cannon. After firing 30 rounds to no effect the breech failed, but they didn’t give up. Christie’s fortress was eventually penetrated and he was shot and killed by Deputy Wess Bowman. Sam Maples, another member of the posse, emptied his revolver into Christie’s lifeless body. Sam’s father had been killed by Christie in 1885. Oh, how I love frontier justice. The Many Loves of Buffalo Bill Cody book came out earlier this year and was reviewed by Clark Isaacs for Midwest Book Reviews. I’m including it in today’s post. I’ve got three preview copies to give to readers. All you need to do is send me an email and tell me why you love Buffalo Blle. I mean, Bilie. No, Buffalo Bill! As I noted, I’m not a strong speller. Here’s the review. “More than 100 books and articles have been written about the man who made the Wild West come alive. “The Many Loves of Buffalo Bill” by Chris Enss adds another dimension to the stories about the life of William F. Cody. He was a showman extraordinaire, a scout for the United States government, a soldier in the Civil War, an Indian fighter, and above all, he loved the ladies. Enss, who has written many books about Western culture, its people and the lives of many interesting personages of the Old West, has assembled a succinctly remarkable characterization of who Buffalo Bill really was… Cody’s life as depicted in this non-fiction account was about bravery, honesty and courage that made him a righteous man even though he had an eye for the ladies. His love of this land was more important than his indiscretions. The legendary career of Buffalo Bill Cody, the only Western hero mentioned in Who’s Who in America, makes this book a must-read.