Category Archives: Eagle Talons – Book One

Golden Spike Cover

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

The front cover for Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three, is ready. Five Star Publishing is pressing ahead with final editing and production scheduling with a planned release date for the last book in my trilogy now set for July … Continue reading →

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The Presidents in The Iron Horse Chronicles

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

In The Iron Horse Chronicles I include scenes about the impact certain Presidents of the United States had on the construction of the first transcontinental railroad. In the first volume of the trilogy, Eagle Talons, I point out the fact … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

My wife, Barbara, and I enjoyed an early Christmas dinner at Michael’s Restaurant at South Point Casino in Las Vegas last night, December 18. Last weekend Barbara helped me conduct the best book signing yet at South Point during the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Book Signing Events

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

On Saturday, December 3, 2106, I participated in the annual Sun City Anthem Craft Fair along with seven other members of Anthem Authors. I signed copies of Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One, and Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book … Continue reading →

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Google Translation Feature Added

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Added to my website is the Google Translate feature. By clicking on the button at the bottom of any page or posting on this website you can select any of 103 languages, in addition to the English in which I … Continue reading →

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Will Rogers Medallion Silver Award

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

On October 29, 2016, my novel Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, received the Will Rogers Silver Medallion Award for 2016 Western Fiction for Younger Readers. The Will Rogers Medallion Award Committee’s program states that books in the Younger Readers’ category “contain … Continue reading →

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Visit with Michael Zimmer

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Michael Zimmer, fellow member of Western Writers of America, and I spent a pleasant evening dining at the Silverado Steakhouse in the South Point Hotel & Casino during his visit this week to Las Vegas. Michael came to town to … Continue reading →

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History and the National Park Service.

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

As many of the readers of this blog are aware, every few weeks I contribute a blog posting to Mad About MG History. On September 1, 2016, I wrote about the 100th birthday of the National Park Service. In several previous … Continue reading →

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Fort Sanders, Wyoming

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Fort Sanders, Wyoming, near where the present city of Laramie arose, is the location for significant incidents in the first two books of The Iron Horse Chronicles. Unfortunately, not much remains of this installation. U.S. Highway 287 runs through the old … Continue reading →

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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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