Category Archives: Trails

Trails across the west.

Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 7

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing on June 22, 2022. I have posted a prelude each month to provide historical incidents occurring before the story in … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Available on Pre-Order

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be released by Five Star Publishing on June 22, 2022. The hardcover book is now available for pre-order at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Here are … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 6

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts occurring before the story … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 4

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I will post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts that occur before … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 2

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Robert Lee Murphy

My frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. I will post a prelude each month before that date to provide historical facts that occur before the … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Prelude 1

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Robert Lee Murphy

My new frontier historical novel, Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be issued by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. Between now and then, I will post a series of preludes providing historical facts that occur before the … Continue reading →

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Bozeman Paymaster Coming Soon

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Robert Lee Murphy

My novel Bozeman Paymaster: A Tale of the Fetterman Massacre, will be released in a  hardcover edition by Five Star Publishing in June 2022. The editing is complete, and the front cover design is finished.Bozeman Paymaster is the story of how in … Continue reading →

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Will Braddock, Fort Bridger, and Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

Will Braddock spent his first Christmas in the far west in 1867 at Fort Bridger, which at that time was still Dakota Territory. I reveal in Chapter 1 of Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two, that Will had wintered-over at the fort with … Continue reading →

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Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Robert Lee Murphy

On September 11, 2016, I spent the day at Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming, touring the interpretive center, walking the remains of the old fort, and tromping the nearby battlefields. I had this opportunity because I was attending the annual meeting … 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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