Monthly Archives: December 2021

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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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 1

Posted on December 2, 2021 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. Between now and then, I will post a series of preludes providing historical facts that occur before the … Continue reading →

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