Category Archives: Iron Horse Chronicles’ Characters

Dale Creek Bridge, Wyoming

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

[media-credit name=”A. J. Russell” align=”aligncenter” width=”485″][/media-credit] The Dale Creek Bridge in southeastern Wyoming figures in the first two books of The Iron Horse Chronicles. The Union Pacific Railroad completed the timber trestle in the spring of 1868. The bridge was the highest … Continue reading →

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Will Braddock and Buffalo Bill

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Will Braddock, The Iron Horse Chronicles‘ protagonist, and Buffalo Bill led similar lives in their early years. You can read more about Buffalo Bill in a posting I wrote on July 21, 2016, in Mad About MG History. If you are … Continue reading →

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Final Editing of Golden Spike

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

I have been busy lately doing the final editing of Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three. This book takes Will Braddock and his friends through the final year of construction of the first transcontinental railroad and ends with the … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July 1867 in Cheyenne

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Will Braddock, in Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One, experienced the Fourth of July in 1867 at the founding of the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Some historians hold the position that General Grenville M. Dodge, Chief Engineer for the … Continue reading →

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Wyoming History News Reviews Bear Claws

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Wyoming History News reviewed Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two in its June 2016 issue. The News is published ten times a year for members of the Wyoming State Historical Society. Distribution is to members only, and no copies are … Continue reading →

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The First Wild West Show

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

The first wild west show was a complete surprise to its audience. The incentive for staging that performance was not to sell theatrical tickets. The show was gratuitous. It was a celebration for having won a race—the first race in … Continue reading →

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Bear Claws Reviewed by Railroad History Magazine

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Railroad History, the journal of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, reviewed Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, in its Spring-Summer 2016 issue, Number 214. In my post of November 9, 2015, I wrote about Railroad History’s review of … Continue reading →

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Wyoming State Historical Society

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

I am now a proud member of the Wyoming State Historical Society. WSHS is a non-profit membership driven organization that encourages the study of Wyoming history. The Wyoming State Historical Society was founded in 1953 and has members across Wyoming and the United … Continue reading →

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Golden Spike Acquired by Five Star Publishing

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three, has been acquired by Five Star Publishing. Over the next several months, I will be engaged with Five Star’s editorial staff in polishing the manuscript to get it ready for publication. The book … Continue reading →

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Fetterman Massacre

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

The Fetterman Massacre figures only peripherally in The Iron Horse Chronicles. In Eagle Talons, Jenny McNabb and her family are forced to follow the Overland Trail on their journey westward in 1867 rather than use the Oregon Trail. Because of the Fetterman … Continue reading →

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