Category Archives: Eagle Talons – Book One
Crafts Fair, Sun City Anthem, Henderson, Nevada
On October 25, 2014, I sold and autographed copies of the newly published Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One, at the annual Crafts Fair in Sun City Anthem, Henderson, Nevada. Several members of Sun City Anthem Authors manned tables … Continue reading
Eagle Talons’ Country
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
HistoricalNovels.info Lists Eagle Talons
HistoricalNovels.info has added Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One to its website under the category The Old West. Proceed to the following website: http://www.historicalnovels.info/. From the left-hand sidebar on this website, select “The Old West.” On the Old West … Continue reading
Golden Spike Reenactment
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
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
[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.
Grenville M. Dodge: Who was he?
Will Braddock, the young fictional protagonist of Eagle Talons, Book One in The Iron Horse Chronicles, seeks out historical personage Grenville M. Dodge to ask for help in pursuing his quest to determine his own destiny. In developing the backstory … Continue reading
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