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July 24, 2015
The Social Class of Tom Jeffords and how it affected his friendship with Cochise
Elsewhere I’ve argued that the fair use of culture as an explanation in writing history would involve two obligations on the writer. First, he must show that the cultural behavior he is claiming is or was generally accepted as an … Continue reading →
July 22, 2015
New Reviews of Massacre at Point of Rocks, Death on the Santa Fe Trail
Rae Whitley, Museum of the Horse Soldier, Tucson. Rae is a stickler for historical accuracy and detail. “I was cleaning up the museum and came across my copy of your book. I’m rereading it.” An Amazon Customer: Should be required … Continue reading →
July 20, 2015
Fiddler’s Green, a poem for Cavalrymen
Halfway down the trail to hell In a shady meadow green Are the Souls of all the dead troopers camped Near a good old-time canteen. And this eternal resting place Is known as Fiddler’s Green. Marching past, straight through … Continue reading →
July 19, 2015
Freemasons, Knights Templar, Secrets of the Grand Lodge
The other day, a woman reading Mystery of Chaco Canyon – she bought it Saturday and on Thursday was halfway through its 600 pages – asked me if I was a Freemason. Yes, I am, third generation that I know … Continue reading →
July 18, 2015
Mystery of Chaco Canyon Reviewed by a Pro
Lowell F. Volk I finished your book “Mystery of Chaco Canyon” and I must say I had many thoughts run through my mind as I read it. One of the first things that came to mind was, were you rewriting … Continue reading →
July 17, 2015
The Copper Scroll of Qumran, The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Copper Scroll is real. It is one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here are some things we know about it: It’s made of copper There are references to four copies of the scroll Copper was very expensive at the … Continue reading →
July 10, 2015
Reviews – The Mysteries of Chaco Canyon
Mystery of Chaco Canyon has been compared to Cowboys and Aliens, I think, unfairly. It isn’t science fiction and there are no aliens or space ships, certainly no aliens who want to hijack earth’s gold. When you get right down … Continue reading →
July 9, 2015
Follow Up to Rough Hurech’s Excellent Adventure
Please understand. I don’t want a solution. The mystery is more fun and has infinite possibilities. Would I accept an explanation if there was proof? How would you prove it? Yes, I would accept proof. But, the story of Pashka … Continue reading →
July 8, 2015
Odd Similarities between Freemasons, Knights Templar, Hebrew High Priest, Grand Canyon Art
I don’t believe in coincidences, but that seems to be what we have here. Below is a long description from the Bible of what the priests should wear. There is a print that shows what this would look like. Deep … Continue reading →
July 7, 2015
Rough Hurech’s Excellent Adventure to the American Southwest, an Englishman in the Desert
This past weekend there was an article in the Sierra Vista newspaper and it was linked to this article “Arizona rune stone carved in phony Old Baltic.” The article does nothing to convince me that the stone isn’t genuine. It … Continue reading →
Way Out West - Writing about the West
Some folks says they can see my love of the Southwest - its peoples, cultures, food, terrain and traditions - in my writing. They're right.
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