Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West

Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West - This is a book that has something for everyone's reading pleasure: wandering souls, ghosts, floating apparitions, tales of buried and lost gold, and cold-blooded murders. The Fort Washita story has more than its share of paranormal activity. It tells about the ghost of a young woman that appears twice a year (early spring and early fall), the floating head of a young soldier searching for his body, the ghost of a young mother searching for her baby, and a pretty Indian girl who offers to lead someone to a cache of lost gold. And there's more. Standing Rock, a famous landmark, is related to buried gold and silver stashed there by travelers, outlaws, and Indians. "One-eyed Charlie Parkhurst" or "Six-Horse Charley" was a legendary stagecoach driver. At his death a most fascinating aspect of his life was discovered. Lewis Holder was hanged for a horrifying murder related to a lost gold mine. All those involved later died under strange and unexplained circumstances. Murder cases were usually handled by posses, six-guns, and ropes in the old west. This murder was solved in a different way by J. Simon Lovely, the Nero Wolf of the 1880's.

Author: Robert F. Turpin
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 08/04/2010
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.21lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.18d
ISBN: 9781453669006

About the Author
An avid western reader, researcher, and writer of historical fiction for over thirty years, Robert F. (Bob) Turpin was born in central Oklahoma near the tiny town of Calument in 1934. He attended a number of writers' workshops conducted by the late Forester Harris and Dwight Swain at the University of Oklahoma. Bob's articles and short stories have appeared in most of the western magazines from 1967 to 1999. He was one of the featured writers for "Great West," "Treasure Magazine," and several western publications. In 1972 he published "Oklahoma's Buried Millions" and two small books, "Treasure Hunt 1" and "Treasure Hunt 2." At present he is working on several more upcoming historical fiction titles for Amazon and his personal web-site. Robert F. (Bob) Turpin with his wife of fifty-two years currently live in Paul's Valley, Oklahoma. So saddle up partners and join him on his many rides through the pages of our western history.

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