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Local Author Showcase

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

On Saturday, March 18, 2017, I participated in the annual Local Author Showcase at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson, Nevada. Seventy authors from the Vegas Valley autographed their books for patrons of the library. The authors were divided into … Continue reading →

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Great New E-book Website

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

Until recently, when folks wanted to read The Iron Horse Chronicles in e-book form, they were limited to Amazon’s Kindle. Five Star Publishing has placed its books, including mine, on a great new site that now allows other ways to enjoy e-books. Now, when buyers … Continue reading →

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Nevada Reading Week

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

Today, Monday, February 27, kicked off Nevada Reading Week for 2017. I was fortunate to receive an invitation to read Chapter 1 from Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One, to six middle-grade classes at Mater Academy on Mountain Vista … Continue reading →

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Book Three Sample Chapters Concluded

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

On the Books tab of this website you will find Chapter 3 from Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three. This is the final sample chapter. You will have to wait to read the other chapters until the book is released by … Continue reading →

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Book Three Sample Chapters Continued

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

This week you will find Chapter 2 of Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three under the Books tab of this website. Next week I will complete the offering of sample chapters by posting Chapter 3. Then, you will have … Continue reading →

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Book Three Sample Chapters

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

Chapter 1 of Golden Spike, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Three, can now be viewed under the Books tab on this website. Over the next two weeks I will post Chapters 2 and 3. The publication date for Golden Spike has been set by Five Star … Continue reading →

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No Writing Day

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

There won’t be much writing done at this desk today. I had to disconnect all my computers and remove them so that carpet installers can take the desk out of the room before re-carpeting the floor. The installers promise to do the job in one … 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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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Robert Lee Murphy

What better way to start the New Year than to have the 2016 awards won by Bear Claws, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book Two recognized in the Winter 2017 SCBWI Bulletin. I know many of you do not read this fine publication that connects writers, illustrators, … 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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