Hello of course as you can tell my name is Wes Claybourne,
and I am a relative new writer. I joined the group of authors
here at T.K. Waltz Publications to help enhance my wrting
potential and have been saddled( no pun intended) with a new
project. I am currently writing a book about the cattle trade of
the old southwest. The story takes place near Victoria Texas,
where Jason Barlow comes home to find his old childhood
sweetheart who, while in his absence, has taken up with a very
bad crowd. She is about to marry a questionable character.
Jason's father was killed on the open range when he was quite
young and he has never stopped looking for the person
responsible for it. Join Jason and his brother Mose as they
gather their herd off of the open range planning to drive them to
Montana to the Musselshell River where they will set up
ranching. Meet the real life Character of Shanghai Pierce, one
of the rags to riches stories of the old west. Come along on the
long cattle drive and learn about the hardships they endured,
dangers, and at times fun on the way to Montana. I can't tell
you more without letting the proverbial cat out of the bag. So
buy the book and have fun with it.


The next project after this one is complete, is to tell the tale of
John Nathan Hittson, known throughout the west as Cattle Jack.
Hittson was a real life cattle rancher who invaded New
Mexico with the blessing of the government to ferret out
Commencheros holding stolen Texas cattle. Hittson was a hard
nosed character who started his business on the edge of
nowhere in Texas fighting off rustlers, Indians and outlaws. He
became a frontier sheriff, and helped find Cynthia Ann Parker
who had been whisked away from her family and sold
throughout the Indian Nations. Read about Cattle Jacks
triumphant ride down the main street of Denver leading his
cattle with his signature "Yellow Boy Rifle" across his saddle,
daring anyone to complain.

Hittson ultimately became one of the richest cattle men in the
west having several ranches in at least three states. He died at
a young age in a wagon accident in Colorado.

I hope you like our site and feel free to E-mail me at
weslyclaybourne@yahoo.com I shall endeavor to answer all
questions as I am able.


Wes Claybourne
Wes Claybourne
Coming Soon       "Up The Trail"
E-Mail wesleyclaybourne@yahoo.com