Category Archives: The Iron Horse Chronicles

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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Grenville M. Dodge: Who was he?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

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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