Category Archives: Geography

Bozeman Paymaster: Sample Chapter 1

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

Chapter 1 of Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, can now be viewed under the Books tab on this website. Over the next two weeks I will post Chapters 2 and 3. The publication date for Bozeman Paymaster has been set by Five Star … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 7

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing on June 22, 2022. I have posted a prelude each month to provide historical incidents occurring before the story in … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Available on Pre-Order

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be released by Five Star Publishing on June 22, 2022. The hardcover book is now available for pre-order at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Here are … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 6

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts occurring before the story … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 5

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I will post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts that occur before … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 4

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I will post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts that occur before … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 3

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I will post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts that occur before … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 2

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I will post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts that occur before the … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Robert Lee Murphy

The readers of this website know I write historical fiction. Continuing with that tradition, here is some personal history from over a half century ago. Truly, “once upon a time.” We were the senior class officers for Hobbs High School … Continue reading →

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Book Review of Bound by Steel & Stone

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Robert Lee Murphy

The December 2021 issue of Western Writers of America’s Roundup Magazine contains a book review I wrote about Bound by Steel & Stone: The Colorado-Kansas Railway and the Frontier of Enterprise in Colorado, 1890-1960, by J. Bradford Bowers. The author … Continue reading →

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