Third book of the Memoirs of a Texan historic fiction trilogy. Experience

- cattle drives with the legendary Charlie Goodnight,
- the Rough Riders at the San Juan Hills,
- horror of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane,
- Spindletop and development of the Texas oil industry,
- struggle for Negro equality,
- development of Rio Grande Valley pink grapefruit sales,
- adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille,
- the hunt for Pancho Villa and his banditos in the Punitive Expediiion,
- Marine Corps Devil Dogs in bloody battles of World War I,
- formation of an early aviation service company,
- foot tapping Rag music at the Cafe Americaine in Paris, and
- political battle for the soul of Texas

through the lives of former Confederate officer and entrepreneur, Jim Cobb, and his extended family and friends.

Author of the Memoirs of a Texan historic fiction trilogy, the saga of a young VMI cadet caught up in the Civil War who leaves Virginia with a stolen Union payroll and builds an empire in post-war Texas. The first book, subtitled War, is out now. The second book, Redemption, will be out in late 2009 or early 2010. The third book, Empire, will take longer.

I am launching two new ventures

New Horizons Entertainment, an Austin based participative film making company, and

Aleutian Air, a Seattle based regional airline serving the Pacific Northwest.

Please visit my website, http://www.memoirsofatexan.com, for more information on me and the books.