One Man's Texas is a rugged historical fiction novel about Jack Moore set in 1919 in the West Texas oil boomtown of Rola. A family saga, Jack and Liz Moore struggle to rear four children, 7-16, living out on the family cotton farm and then moving into town for Jack to become Rola's first marshal. When a wildcatter strikes oil on their once-worthless, red gumbo cotton field, the Moores gradually evolve from disbelief to a grasp of the reality of striking oil! Jack has the wildcatter, Buz, and their oldest son, Buddy, manage his business. Liz's passion for learning is realized through...

Skidboot is no ordinary dog. He and owner David Hartwig travel the country to amaze and delight audiences. But David says that Skidboort doesn't do tricks. He just does what David asks him to do--simple as that. When the author met the duo, and saw some of the incredible tricks (tasks, that is) the dog could do, he knew that the story of Skidboot had to be shared. Not that he's unknown--Skidboot's appearances include "The David Letterman Show, Inside Edition, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Animals are People Too as well as rodeos, fairs, and schools. Told in narrative form with Skidboot's...

These true stories of breaking and trading horses and chasing cattle and whatnot call for a good, steady reading chair and a tall glass of iced tea. Saddle up good and tight and take a long drink before heading into these rip-roaring tales.
Ron Westmoreland starts at the beginning, telling stories of his growing up in Fort Worth with a busted saddle and a true veteran--Ned, the old war horse honorably discharged from the United States Cavalry. Then there's the time he and two other green teenagers mingled with the seasoned regulars at the Fort Worth Stockyards and got the bronc ride of...