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Will Braddock’s Pistol Accessories

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

When Will Braddock left his home in Burlington, Iowa, to commence his quest to determine his own destiny, he took with him his father’s Army Colt .44-caliber revolver and two pouches. The larger of the two pouches held the cartridges. Each paper-wrapped … Continue reading →

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Will Braddock’s Army Colt 44

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

Will Braddock ran away from his boyhood home in Burlington, Iowa, in late May 1867 carrying his father’s old Army Colt Model 1860 .44-caliber revolver. The first year of the fourteen-year-old orphan’s quest to determine his own destiny fills the pages of … Continue reading →

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Crafts Fair, Sun City Anthem, Henderson, Nevada

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

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 →

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Eagle Talons’ Country

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

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 →

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HistoricalNovels.info Lists Eagle Talons

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

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 →

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Golden Spike Reenactment

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Robert Lee Murphy

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 →

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