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Bob’s writing (17 books published to date) has been described as “time capsules taking the reader back to New Mexico’s colorful and often violent history” and “a breezy and colorful journalistic style.” Book reviewers have favorably compared him to Louis L’Amour and Mark Twain.

His love of movies dates back to his early childhood in the early 1950’s when he would walk across town to sit in the local theater at Ukiah, California. His greatest love is the movies of the 1930’s to the late 1950’s. But there are still many great ones in later years that he enjoys over and over and never grows tired of them.

He describes himself as “a real Westerner,” born and raised in southwestern Missouri--the home of Belle Starr, Jesse James and other Old West legends. He drafts his articles, stories and books with a flair, talent and devotion for Old West detail and accuracy. He has earned his ‘real Old West reputation’ in many ways from bronc busting (where he once broke seven ribs) to herding cattle to “making his get away out the back door” when confronted by lawmen after refusing to surrender his six-shooter to a security guard at a book signing in Farmington, New Mexico in June of 1992.

Of French-Irish descent, he is proud of his blue-blooded Confederate heritage and the fact his ancestors fought for Old Glory as well. He gallantly volunteered and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Viet Nam war.

He has lectured widely where his travels and research have taken him to 40 of the 50 states. His articles and short stories have appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines in the United States as well as around the globe. He is adamant about his writings and strongly upholds the issues of freedom of the press, speech and no censorship.

He first came to the Southwest, moving to Tucson, in 1980. Eight years later, he and his son moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico. On February 25, 2004, he moved by himself to Arizona where he retired as a disabled veteran.