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Cookies: 365 Days of Cookie Recipes
So wait no more, buy this book today and allow yourself dive into the world of cookies and enjoy every bit of it.
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The All-American Cowboy Grill
Sizzlin' Recipes from the World's Greatest Cowboys
Authors: Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, Ken Beck and Jim Clark
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press, 2004
Hardback, comb bound.
B&W photos, 225 pp.
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The All-American Cowboy Grill blazes a new trail through the Old West as it partners 200 savory recipes from American cowboys and cowgirls of movie, TV, rodeo, and music fame with 100 photos and sidebars of related interest.
Riding shotgun with the recipes of the celebrities are mouth-watering recipes rustled up by cooks from some of the top real-life ranches of the western United States.
This time around the call to "come and get it!" has the cooks focusing on recipes for the home and patio grill. The bulk of the recipes feature entrees, the star of the grill, but those recipes are complemented with a variety of other dishes that can be prepared on the grill, including vegetables, breads, and desserts, and an assortment of foods that accompany a grilled supper such as cool, cool beverages and side dishes.
The book has short sidebars with real western history as well as western pop culture trivia from the movies and TV. There are short articles on famous western tourist and museum sites. Here is an example of the fun, extra material that makes this cookbook such good reading, along with Roy Rogers' recipe for the best Corn on the Cob.
About the Authors:
Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, grew up in the San Fernando Valley where Trigger was her pet. Today, she and her husband, Larry, travel the United States in their RV making appearances at major western film and music festivals. She is the author of Cowboy Princess.
Ken Beck and Jim Clark are free lance writers who have written numerous books, including Aunt Bee's Mayberry Cookbook and The All-American Cowboy Cookbook. Ken is an editor for The Tennessean and lives in Watertown, Tennessee. Jim is founder of the Andy Griffin Show Rerun Watcher's Club and lives in Nashville.
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Historic Cookery
Author Fabiola C. Gilbert
Paperback. 43 pages. Index.
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When Historic Cookery first appeared in 1931 it may have been the earliest cookbook of New Mexican foods to be published, with heirloom recipes from the author's own family and others collected from villagers in northern New Mexico. Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert's cookbook has been credited with the popularization of cooking with chile that led directly to America's love of native New Mexican foods.
In traditional recipes there were no set rules for the preparation of food. The cook was expected to learn the recipes from her relatives. One of the great contributions of Historic Cookery is that for the first time the non-native cook was given exact amounts and measures for the preparation of New Mexican food.
The author gives complete recipes for chile sauces, corn dishes, meats, cheese, eggs, and vegetables as well as salads, soups, breads, desserts, and beverages.
Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert was born near Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1894. She was a noted educatior, writer, and home economist.
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GRACIE JANE has a heart as big as the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand. So, she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup home. After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great big ranch? It's nonstop fun and excitement when one good deed goes hilariously wrong!
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The Joy of Keeping Horses
The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Horses On Your Property
Jessie Shiers
Skyhorse Publishing
Published August 14, 2012
Softcover. 256 pp. 100 color illustrations.
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The Joy of Keeping Horses is a celebration of how to best keep happy and healthy horses at home. With an emphasis on the differences between owning a horse at a boarding stable and keeping that same horse at your own small farm, this beautiful, clear guide is written specifically for horse lovers who are considering taking the plunge into farm ownership.
Jessie Shiers lays out all the important facts and information, from purchasing property and building facilities to daily grooming and nutritional needs. Shiers also dispels some common myths and misconceptions about horses, and answers questions the novice owner may not know to ask. Along the way, she shares anecdotes from her own experiences and from interviews with other horse owners that demonstrate the main reason people choose to keep horses: the joy they bring to the lives of their owners.
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Cowboy Princess:
Life With My Parents Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Signed by Cheryl Rogers-Barnett
Author: Cheryl Rogers-Barnett & Frank Thompson
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003
Hardcover, 224 pp.
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He was the King of the Cowboys. She was the Queen of the West. They were the idols of boys and girls everywhere who thrilled to their exploits in the movies or on TV and grew up humming their theme song, "Happy Trails."
They were the author's idols as well. But they were also her parents.
Cheryl Rogers-Barnett practically grew up on the Republic Studios lot where her parents made their great movies.
Cowboy Princess: Life with My Parents, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans tells the story of Cheryl's beloved parents from a point of view that is uniquely hers. It's filled with hilarious and touching stories of their relationship with each other and with their children and includes countless behind-the-scenes stories of Roy and Dale's movies, television appearances, and music. Leavening the warm and illuminating stories and memories are dozens of rare photographs-family snapshots, studio portraits, behind-the-scenes stills-most of which have never been published in a book and many of which have never been published anywhere.
For fans of the King of the Cowboys and the Queen of the West-and for anyone interested in the great performers of yesteryear-this book provides an up close and personal introduction to Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, their family, and the many colorful characters who rode beside them on those happy, happy trails.
About the Authors:
Cheryl Rogers-Barnett is the eldest daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Together with her husband, Larry, she is the publisher of The Double R Bar Ranch News, the official newsletter of the Roy Rogers Riders Club. She resides in Utah.
Frank Thompson is coauthor of I Was That Masked Man with Clayton Moore, the author AMC's Great Christmas Movies, and the author of more than a dozen other books on film and general history. He also writes for television. Thompson lives in North Hollywood, California.
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Sandra K. Sagala & JoAnne M. Bagwell
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Authors Sandra Sagala and JoAnne Bagwell with us in the Buckaroo Book Shop during the 2009 Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival. Click the photo for a picture of JoAnne with Sandra on her right.
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Cathy Whitlock and The Art Directors Guild
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Designs on Film: A Century of Hollywood Art Direction
Cathy Whitlock and The Art Directors Guild
Publisher: It Books
Published: November 30, 2010
Hardcover, 400 pp.
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Who can forget the over-the-top, white-on-white, high-gloss interiors through which Fred Astaire danced in Top Hat? The modernist high-rise architecture, inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, in the adaptation of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead? The lavish, opulent drawing rooms of Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence? Through the use of film design—called both art direction and production design in the film industry—movies can transport us to new worlds of luxury, highlight the ornament of the everyday, offer a vision of the future, or evoke the realities of a distant era. In Designs on Film, journalist and interior designer Cathy Whitlock illuminates the often undercelebrated role of the production designer in the creation of the most memorable moments in film history. Through a lush collection of rare archival photographs, Whitlock narrates the evolving story of art direction over the course of a century—from the massive Roman architecture of Ben-Hur to the infamous Dakota apartment in Rosemary's Baby to the digital CGI wonders of Avatar's Pandora.
Drawing on insights from the most prominent Hollywood production designers and the historical knowledge of the venerable Art Directors Guild, Whitlock delves into the detailed process of how sets are imagined, drawn, built, and decorated. Designs on Film is the must-have look book for film lovers, movie buffs, and anyone looking to draw interior design inspiration from the constructions and confections of Hollywood. Whitlock lifts the curtain on movie magic and celebrates the many ways in which art direction and set design allow us to lose ourselves in the diverse worlds showcased on the big screen.
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This how-to jewelry-making book features the work of an array of invited jewelry designers influenced by the growing Steampunk trend. In Steampunk circles, jewelry-makers are often master metalsmiths who combine found objects with fine metals to create elaborate pieces. In Steampunk-Style Jewelry, the projects focus on "no fire" techniques—like simple stringing, wirework, hammering, stamping, gluing, stitching, and off-loom beadwork—so that even a beginner can create pieces in the style. Each project provides a complete materials and tools list, step-by-step instructions, and clear illustrations. This book offers a broad overview of a growing design trend that is part of the literary, industrial design, fashion, and popular culture scene. Readers will learn about the art movement through the many photographic sidebars that explore the many aspects of the trend.
About the Author
Jean is a freelance craft editor and author. She is the founding editor of Interweave’s Beadwork magazine and has written and edited more than 40 books, most recently including CPi’s Beadwork Inspired by Art: Impressionist Jewelry and Accessories and Beadwork Inspired by Art: Art Nouveau Jewelry and Accessories. Other recent books include The New Beader's Companion, Getting Started Stringing Beads, Beaded Weddings, The Art of Beaded Beads, Beadwork Creates Jewelry, and Beading with Crystals. Jean has a widely followed weekly blog on Interweave’s Beading Daily, and has appeared on the DIY Jewelry Making show, The Shay Pendray Show, and PBS' Beads, Baubles, and Jewels where she gives how-to instructions, provides inspiration, and offers crafting advice.
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Art of the Skull
Mary Emmerling
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Published March 1, 2013
Hardcover, 112 pp.
From the Publisher:
From Day of the Dead to motorcycles and the “sickest headphones”—skulls rule! Laugh at Death over and over again through more than 250 fun, fabulous pictures of skulls in action—on the dance floor, in the parlor, zooming out of the garage, dangling from silver chains. These artisandesigned skulls range from heavy metal to granny-sweet dancing skeletons for wearing, decorating homes, scaring up shivers, and attracting a gawking crowd at every turn of the head.
Mary Emmerling is the best-selling author of more than 25 books. She was the creative director of Country Home Magazine for ten years. She hosted HGTV’s Country At Home show, worked as the decorating editor for House Beautiful, and was editor-in-chief of her own Mary Emmerling Country Magazine for the New York Times. She now lives in Santa Fe. She authored Art of the Cross and Art of Turquoise with Jim Arndt.
About the Author:
Jim Arndt is the author of How to Be a Cowboy and photographed Art of the Cross, Art of Turquoise, and several Cowboy Boot books. He lives in Santa Fe.
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Harold Holzer and Mark E. Neely, Jr.
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Custer's Luck
University of Oklahoma Press - 1980
Originally Published 1955
Edgar I. Stewart
Softcover. 562 pp.
Measures 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
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This is undoubtedly a remarkable book on a period of American history about which much has been written - the period of the Indian wars in the Northwest, from the close of the Civil War until the Custer disaster on the Little Big Horn. It presents in graphic detail and on a vast canvas the great events and the small which reached a decisive crescendo in Custer’s fate. Here is no savage battle incident presented in isolation from other events, but a sweeping panorama of a whole ere-inept, hesitant, and tragic.
To insure comprehensiveness, the author describes the pertinent facts of the Grant administration, the embitterment of the Great Plains tribes, and the deteriorating Civil War army. The book is the record not only of the dashing Seventh Cavalry and its leader but also of the Grant-Custer feud, Sitting Bull, the Belknap scandal, Rain-in-the-Face, the battle strategy of the Indians, and Custer’s military rivals. Particular note is taken of the effect on history of Custer’s recklessness and glory-seeking and of the superstitions and fatalistic determination of the Sioux and the Cheyennes.
The Battle of the Little Big Horn, reconstructed in this account largely on Indian eyewitness testimony, climaxed the long-developing tragedy and provided a "smashing crescendo to the vacillating policy of the United States government...towards the Indians of the Great Plains."
A four color reproduction of an oil painting by John Hauser, entitled "The Challenge," has been selected for the cover of Custer’s Luck. The original canvas is in the collection of the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the publishers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of that organization in making this reproduction possible.
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The most comprehensive biography of Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith ever written. An extraordinary confidence man, gambler, and all-around bad man is set against the carefully researched historical times of the evolving Old West. Author and great-grandson Jeff Smith spent 25 years researching and writing the life and murderous death of one of the West's most infamous, and some say often unfairly maligned, masters of the criminal arts and natural-born leaders of men. Was Soapy Smith a "good man"? This history points to Sometimes. Was he a "bad man"? Without doubt, Often. In this book, from Georgia to Texas, from Denver and the silver and gold boomtowns of Colorado, to Mexico and the Western states to the great Northwest, and to the last frontier, Alaska, you will travel with Soapy Smith to his criminal empires and final bold, deadly showdown with vigilantes.
660 pages, Soft Bound 54 photographs (most never before published). Many never before published personal and business letters and documents. Many new facts and stories never before published.
This biography of Jefferson Randolph Smith II, Alias Soapy, is written by a great-grandson of the subject, Jeff Smith. After his 24 years of research and writing, it is hard to imagine a more comprehensive biography of Soapy Smith ever being published. The 660 pages, 54 images, and 28-page, double-column index make it a big, accessible book.
The biography begins in pre-revolutionary America, traces the family to Georgia, and follows its subject from birth (November 2, 1860) to death (July 8, 1898). In between is chronicled a remarkable life of opposites—of high ability yet great hardship, of criminality and lawfulness, of sleight of hand and fair dealing, of ruthless human exploitation and uncommon charity, and of good fortune and bad luck, ending in no luck, bold pluck, and violent death.
In his teens and early twenties, Soapy Smith ranged the West, learning to master men and crowds and perfecting illusion in the service of fraud. In about 1888, at age 28, he settled in Denver and became a major figure there until 1895. After “burning all his bridges” one wild night in 1894, he was on the move again, to Mexico, St. Louis, Houston, San Francisco, and Spokane. From the Northwest in 1896, he explored prospects in Alaska, stopping in Juneau long enough to be arrested for auctioning his famous soap. Soapy continued north to Homer, up Cook Inlet to Hope and Sunrise on Turnagain Arm, and then back, not without adventure, to Seattle and Spokane.
Shortly after the steamer Portland docked in Seattle on July 17, 1897, with its fabulously rich miners, Soapy arrived in Skagway on August 22. Less than a year later, he was shot dead on Skagway’s Juneau Wharf. Frank Reid was credited with the deed and hailed as a hero. Reid did shoot it out with Soapy, but biographer Jeff Smith’s research has led to a large block of evidence indicating that another man fired the fatal bullet. This evidence includes two official reports filed by Colonel Sam Steele of the North West Mounted Police, published between book covers for the first time.
The Alaska chapters contain the most sustained period of intense and dramatic activity in Soapy’s thirty-seven and a half years. In Skagway his name was legendary before his death and remains so over 111 years later. Many stories told about Soapy are probably true, but more than a few probably are not. Every story known about Soapy Smith is found in this book and its veracity evaluated. Nothing has been whitewashed or withheld. Bad is bad, and the bad predominates, but there is also a surprising amount of documented good. In his research and development, Jeff thrashed everything, let the wind take the chaff, and heaped all the wheat into his big book.
The focus of this biography is Soapy Smith, a fascinating figure, and his backdrop is U.S. history, particularly as it concerns the evolving Old West (especially Colorado) and the Last Frontier, Alaska. Many of the events, organizations, movements, and people who were part of the historical fabric of Soapy’s time also appear, making for a large and rich tapestry.
~Art Petersen, publisher
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Consider me a "Bill Wilbur fan!" Saragosa came across my desk when it was first published and I read it in one sitting. Not because its short, but because I found it engaging, captivating, and "page turning." Then I met the author. Bill is a gentleman. A man of many talents. His passion for the West comes across loud and clear. He parlays his passion for writing into an encouragement to others
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Step back into the shadows, take a deep breath and try not to be noticed. The stranger in Saragosa is Orin McNeel. His Colt is tied down, but loose in the holster, and he's here to confront his brother, Brody. But before they can settle their differences, The Santa Fe Ring decides to eliminate them both. With both men wounded and their only help an untried young deputy, they are about to face an army of deadly gunfighters hired by The Ring.
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This is a page turner from start to finish. You will be intrigued, captivated, boo -hiss-and cheer. There are good guys, evil guys, and a few on the border. This is the first of a three book series - and Book 2 Colorado Moon is equally engaging. I can't wait for Book 3 Waning Moon. Jim Jones pen, like the lyrics he sings, writes the truth -not always easy to read/hear but what our hearts long for.
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Jared Delaney rides into Cimarrón, New Mexico in 1878 looking for a job, a cold beer and a warm bed but instead finds himself in the crossfire of a vicious range war that forces him to choose sides. Orphaned by outlaws who shot down his parents in cold blood, Jared's childhood is shrouded in a mysterious fog leaving him with no memories and nightmares of a malevolent voice and the coldest blue eyes he's ever seen.
Jared doesn't want to get involved in the local troubles, yet everyone he meets tugs at him to join their faction. On one side, there's the tough old sheriff, the beautiful and outspoken schoolteacher, and a struggling rancher and his wife. On the other is a slick bartender, a "soiled dove" and the powerful patron who seems disturbingly familiar. By the light of the rustler's moon, Jared makes his stand and faces down his demons.
Rustler's Moon is followed by Colorado Moon and Waning Moon.
About the Author:
Jim Jones lives in Albuquerque, NM. His first novel, Rustler's Moon, was a New Mexico Book Awards finalist in two categories, Best Historical Fiction and Best First Book. He is also an award-winning singer/songwriter of Western music. He was the Academy of Western Artists' 2008 Male Western Vocalist of the Year and his song, "The Cowboys of New Mexico," received the New Mexico Music Award for 2009 Western Song of the Year. He is a proud member of the Western Writers of America and the Western Music Association.
In addition, Jones is an avid fly fisherman, a fair to middling snow skier and he has been known to whisper at horses (they rarely whisper back). He is working on several literacy projects for young people and believes the love of reading is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.
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July 21, 2012
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Like this trilogy's first book, Rustler's Moon,
you won't be disappointed - another page turner from start to finish. You will be intrigued, captivated, boo -hiss-and cheer. There are good guys, evil guys, and a few on the border. I can't wait for Book 3 -Waning Moon. Jim Jones pen, like the lyrics he sings, writes the truth -not always easy to read/hear but what our hearts long for.
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Three years have passed since Jared Delaney faced down the vicious Morgan O'Bannon under the light of the rustler's moon, thwarting the corrupt Santa Fe Ring. He has married Eleanor, the love of his life, and manages the Kilpatrick ranch north of Cimarrón. Embarking on a cattle drive to Colorado to secure the future of the ranch, he faces monumental challenges...stampedes, rustlers, blizzards and threatening Indians.
While Jared is gone, Sheriff Nathan Averill discovers another sinister plot by the Santa Fe Ring as they send three homicidal killers to Cimarrón. They threaten Eleanor Delaney and Lizbeth Kilpatrick, trying to wrest control of the ranch from them. Expecting to find helpless victims, the gunmen are in for the surprise of their lives as the women fight back with weapons and wiles. Jared races back from Colorado to lend a hand as the conflict comes to a head in a hail of bullets.
About the Author:
Jim Jones lives in Albuquerque, NM. His first novel, Rustler's Moon, was a New Mexico Book Awards finalist in two categories, Best Historical Fiction and Best First Book. He is also an award-winning singer/songwriter of Western music. He was the Academy of Western Artists' 2008 Male Western Vocalist of the Year and his song, "The Cowboys of New Mexico," received the New Mexico Music Award for 2009 Western Song of the Year. He is a proud member of the Western Writers of America and the Western Music Association.
In addition, Jones is an avid fly fisherman, a fair to middling snow skier and he has been known to whisper at horses (they rarely whisper back). He is working on several literacy projects for young people and believes the love of reading is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.
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December 16, 20012
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July 21, 2012
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The greed and audacity of the Santa Fe Ring knows no bounds. How many good people will die in the effort to turn the tide of their relentless land-grabbing? In another tense showdown, this time in a courtroom, Jared Delaney faces off against the arrogant and malicious Bill Chapman and his hired killer, Daughtry. Sheriff Nathan Averill faces a crisis of confidence as his skills as a lawman wane with his advancing age, and then in the time of Cimarrón's greatest need, he vanishes. Right and wrong, honesty and justice...are these just empty words? Can the men and women of Cimarrón make one more stand? And even if they prevail, what will be left of their way of life as the world changes around them?
Waning Moon the third book of the trilogy: Rustler's Moon, Colorado Moon and Waning Moon.
About the Author:
Jim Jones lives in Albuquerque, NM. His first novel, Rustler's Moon, was a New Mexico Book Awards finalist in two categories, Best Historical Fiction and Best First Book. He is also an award-winning singer/songwriter of Western music. He was the Academy of Western Artists' 2008 Male Western Vocalist of the Year and his song, "The Cowboys of New Mexico," received the New Mexico Music Award for 2009 Western Song of the Year. He is a proud member of the Western Writers of America and the Western Music Association.
In addition, Jones is an avid fly fisherman, a fair to middling snow skier and he has been known to whisper at horses (they rarely whisper back). He is working on several literacy projects for young people and believes the love of reading is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.
SCVTV Presents The OutWest Concert Series
An Evening with The Cowboy Way
Jim Jones, Doug Figgs, Mariam Funke
Filmed January 28, 2016
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SCVTV Presents The OutWest Concert Series
An Evening with Kristyn Harris and Jim Jones
2014 Female Performer and Male Performer of The Year
Filmed April 15, 2015 at the Repertory East Playhouse
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Enjoy these radio interviews with author, songwriter, and performer, Jim Jones:
"Around The Barn"
December 16, 2012
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WMA Songwriter of the Year Nominee Jim Jones joins us in the studio by phone from New Mexico. We enjoy chatting about what inspires his writings and music, and play a number of his songs. From New Mexico, singer/songwriter/award winning author Jim Jones called in to chat about his CD Borrowed Time and his Western novel series.
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July 21, 2012
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Bugles In The Sun
Jim Christina
CreateSpace March 7, 2012
Softcover, 162 pp.
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“Bugles in The Sun” tells the story of the troopers of the 7th United States Cavalry as they approach the valley of the Little Bighorn in southeast Montana Territory. The story is not one of intense action but more the story of the men that lived and died with the 7th on that fateful Sunday in June of Eighteen Seventy-six.
The story is told through the eyes and writings of John J. Conolly, a thirty-five year old Corporal with Company I under the command of Captain Myles Keogh. Still being young enough that his energy and belief in the system and country have not yet been compromised by the mutterings and musings of his fellow troopers, Conolly was a staunch supporter of the commander of the 7th and his Company Commander, Myles Keogh. As complaining was extremely common within the services, the level at which the 7th Cavalry complained was well known throughout the cavalry community, as their fighting song, ‘Garryowen’, was known, yet, the basic moral throughout the 7th was top notch.
The field commander of the 7th was Lt. Colonel (Bvt Lieutenant General) George Armstrong Custer, affectionately, or not, called ‘Old Iron Pants’ or ‘Hard Ass’ by the troopers, and frequently called ‘a son of a bitch’ by more than a few of the officers. Corporal Conolly kept a journal on this expedition so his young sons would have a record of their father’s days in the 7th Cavalry and a sense of pride in their country. Conolly’s journal tells us of the weariness, fatigue, loneliness, boredom and trepidation the men of the 7th feel as they approach their inevitable clash with history.
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Following the American Civil War, the freed slaves began the migration to the north and the west. Many freedmen became respected and valued cowboys on some of the largest ranches in the west.
This is the story of two brothers, Bountiful Jim Lent and Lewis Bishop. Both hard working hands but with an awful story to tell. Lewis' direct family including his sister, her husband, their baby and his father are killed in a raid by the hooded citizens known as the Nightriders, a holdout of the old slave hunters and killers during the slavery period. The raid ignites what would become to be known as the Williamson Valley War and would drag in some of the territory's toughest fighters and gunmen in a last ditch effort too reclaim what rightly belongs to the two brothers and their neighbors.
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Synopsis:
Gathered in one book are the first three tales from the pen of author Jim Christina. His main characters, Hunter and Jolly Goodman, are men of the 1880's. Here's how the author describes them in his debut novel:
In writing The Hunter, I tried to not only show some of the hardships that were endured but the real everyday lives of people in the 1880's. As now, people weren't throwaways. They had purpose in their lives and a sense of right and wrong, they had a sense of purpose and perhaps destiny. Even at fifty eight and seventy three the Hunter and Jolly were men with a zest for life and an ability to accomplish what few men were.
These men came alive for me. They became flesh and blood, bone and gristle. They bled when injured, drank too much and cussed like sailors but they are bound by an oath taken years before and never broken by either one.
I hope you enjoy the story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
--author Jim Christina
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From our Purveyor of Books:
Another western tale from the imagination and pen of historian Jim Christina is always an event! If you enjoy compelling characters, page-turning situations, accurate details, and sweeping landscapes...then you'll enjoy any of Christina's books. This latest one, Long Ride To Morning, is a pre-quel to The Hunter Series.
In this latest book, when Mose Porter is murdered by Ty Frederic, Bobby Malloy and Jeff Stryker saddle up and take after him, following to New Mexico and ultimately, Arizona Territory. But, finding themselves short of money and supplies, Stryker and Malloy take a job on a cattle drive with rancher, Nate Pickering and his wife, Sarah. But, not all is right in that camp and Malloy and Stryker find themselves again fighting for their lives.
Join Stryker and Malloy on their journey of discovery and growth as they grow to men and learn not all men are not as they seem.
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Synopsis:
Gathered in one book are the first three tales from the pen of author Jim Christina. His main characters, Hunter and Jolly Goodman, are men of the 1880's. Here's how the author describes them in his debut novel:
In writing The Hunter, I tried to not only show some of the hardships that were endured but the real everyday lives of people in the 1880's. As now, people weren't throwaways. They had purpose in their lives and a sense of right and wrong, they had a sense of purpose and perhaps destiny. Even at fifty eight and seventy three the Hunter and Jolly were men with a zest for life and an ability to accomplish what few men were.
These men came alive for me. They became flesh and blood, bone and gristle. They bled when injured, drank too much and cussed like sailors but they are bound by an oath taken years before and never broken by either one.
I hope you enjoy the story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
--author Jim Christina
Meet Author and Radio Host Jim Christina:
Author Jim Christina, Founder and Host of:
The Writer's Block Radio Show, LA Talk Radio
Thursday, July 9, 2015, Click here for podcast
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$14.95
From our Purveyor of Books:
Author Jim Christina takes us on a ride into familiar territory, yet changes things up with new places and characters. If you've been following the Hunter Tales, this new Western adventure has Hunter passing on his trade to a perfect, willing student from Waco, Texas...Jeff Stryker. As is Christina's style, the language is salty, the action hot and fast, the characters memorable, and the scenic West it's perfect setting. This is the fourth book from Jim Christina's pen, and we hope, more will follow!
From the Author's Foreword:
While writing the Hunter novel, The Rights of Men, an itch started in me to change up a little. Slowly a realization hit me that the perfect character for his own story was that of young Jeff Styker of the Circle-J ranch and a staunch supporter of both the Hunter and Jolly Goodman.
From Waco, Texas came two young hands Jeff Stryker and Bobby Malloy. In a horrible twist of fate the jovial and always upbeat Bobby is killed when marauders attach the South Pond on the Circle-J.
The Hunter, for the first time, is feeling his mortality and wants to pass o his trade, teach his craft...and Stryker is a perfect student. Willing to learn, a quick study and eventually, at an early age, he too becomes a hunter of men.
The locations are the same southeastern Arizona Territory as the Hunter novels and some of the characters are the same but the story is decidedly different. Stryker learns that whereas he has learned his trade there is always something else he can learn. As his friend, Bobby Malloy, once told him, "If'n you cain't learn somethin everyday then you're brain's doin something wrong." And so Jeff Stryker continues his education in the mountains and deserts of the Arizona Territory.
In this story he is forced to take up the hunt on his own after the Hunter is seriously injured by a fall in the mountains. The hunt for el Fantasma (the Ghost) leads him into Mexico hunting the worst killer in Arizona history. He is thrust into a scenerio he never dreamed he would have to be a part of, yet the hunt is too magnetic for him to break it off.
But Stryker has a secret, one that he has never shared with anyone but his friend Bobby Malloy. It is this secret that makes Jeff Stryker unique and deadly.
I hope you enjoy the story of Jeff Stryker as much as you enjoyed the Hunter stories and as much as I did while writing it because it's not so much the story of a young man as it is the story of a young man learning his potential and coming of age in hard times and in a hard way.
About the Author:
Jim Christina has been an Old West Living Historian for a number of years. He has written several stories, a two act play, 'An Evening with Tom Horn', the Hunter novels and several more.
Paperback. 276 pages.
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From the Publisher:
When Phineas Bellflower, a writer from Brooklyn and late of Chicago, arrives on the stage in Tucson, he unwittingly sets the stage for a series of turns that will leave both the Hunter and Jeff Stryker scratching their heads. Again you can regale while Whitey and Lenny bumble and stumble and come out smelling like a rose. Hog tying Phineas and leaving him laying in the middle of the desert in his underwear and shoes, Lenny and Whitey make off with all of Phineas' gear and luggage, hoping to find the money they know he had with him. But, thrown into the mix are two thugs from the 5th Ward in New York, Spats Melloy and Mr. O'Brien sent to kill Phineas over an expose' he wrote about the 5th Ward boss, Michael J. McManus, Big Mike, who is also in route to Arizona.
The race is now on for the Hunter and Jeff Stryker to get Phineas out of harms way and into the safe haven of Tombstone before either the Sonora Desert, Spats, Mr. O'Brien or Whitey and Lenny catch up to him. The desert is proving to be a large foe for the two thugs from Brooklyn and is slowly taking them apart, leaving them hapless, and helpless on their own. Unprepared and unknowing they arrived in Arizona thinking it a cake walk, when in reality, the desert is proving to be their biggest foe.
Eventually all characters wind up in Tombstone in an altercation that will have you surprised and grinning from ear to ear. The dialogue is fast and fresh as are the characters in this rollicking good yarn. Belly laughs abound as you follow the groups across the desert in search of safety and each other. Come join the Hunter and Stryker as they ply their trade and once again show the compassion and strength they posses.
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