Category Archives: Geography

Golden Spike Anniversary

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Robert Lee Murphy

May 10, 2015, is the one hundred forty-sixth anniversary of the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. This event signified the joining of the west coast to the east coast of the United … Continue reading →

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Bear Claws Cover Released

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Robert Lee Murphy

[media-credit name=”ENC Graphic Services” align=”alignleft” width=”194″][/media-credit] The cover art for Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, has been released by ENC Graphic Services and Five Star Publishing. The cover conveys the power and intensity of the adventures facing fifteen-year-old Will Braddock as the … Continue reading →

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Eagle Talons’ Country

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

The action in Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One, takes place predominately in southeastern Wyoming  (when it was still part of the Dakota Territory) and northeastern Colorado. Will Braddock starts his quest from his birthplace in Burlington, Iowa. He passes through Omaha, Nebraska, in … Continue reading →

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Golden Spike Reenactment

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

On May 10, 2014, the Golden Spike National Historic Site held a reenactment of the joining of the Union Pacific Railroad with the Central Pacific Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah. The reenactment was held on the 145th anniversary of the driving of … Continue reading →

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Union Pacific Railroad Museum

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

[media-credit name=”Union Pacific Railroad Museum” align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit]The Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, provides a wonderful experience for the student of the history of the first transcontinental railroad and the reader of my frontier historical novels. This photo is taken from the museum’s website.

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