Monthly Archives: September 2018
Utah Life Article on Golden Spike
To my surprise and grateful appreciation, Michael Zimmer wrote a wonderful article about my book Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Book Three, in the September/October 2018 issue of Utah Life. Michael’s contribution is more than just a book review, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Golden Spike - Book Three, Iron Horse Chronicles' Characters, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Transcontinental Railroad, Writing
Tagged Adventure Fiction, First Transcontinental Railroad, Five Star Publishing, Frontier Fiction, Golden Spike, Historical Fiction, Michael Zimmer, Middle Grade Fiction, Paddy O'Hannigan, Teen Fiction, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Western Fiction, Western Writers of America, Will Braddock, Writers' Associations, Young Adult Fiction, Young Readers
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On the Railroad 150 Years Ago
In September 1868 both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific had departed the high mountains and were building across relatively level but difficult terrain. In Wyoming, the UP worked to cross the Red Desert between the two continental divides—one west … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Bear Claws - Book Two, Central Pacific, Geography, Iron Horse Chronicles' Characters, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific
Tagged Adventure Fiction, Bear Claws, Fictional Character, First Transcontinental Railroad, Frontier Fiction, Historical Fiction, Locomotives, Middle Grade Fiction, Teen Fiction, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Trains, Transcontinental Railroad Locomotives, Western Fiction, Westward Expansion (1866-1869), Will Braddock, Young Adult Fiction, Young Readers
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