About this item
In 1880 an unusually tall and handsome man rides into Tombstone on a pure white horse. He has long yellow hair and mustache and is dressed in white buckskin clothes with fringes. He claims he was a nobleman in Russia and that his mother is royalty. He tells of hunts with Buffalo Bill, of meeting with President Grant and shaking hands with important generals like Sherman and Custer. He claims to have killed four men and shows the notches on his guns. He tells of his mission to find Curly Bill Brocius so he can join his band of outlaws. People listen to the wild stories because he buys them drinks. Privately they think he is a liar and a braggart.
About the Author
Richard Lapidus has been a high school English teacher, a businessman and a writer. He is passionate about reptiles and the old west. His articles on these subjects have appeared in national magazines, major newspapers, history and college journals, and in books by other authors. Snake Hunting on the Devil's Highway is a collection of humorous stories of his adventures searching for snakes and other reptiles in the west. Snakey Joe Post is a novel of historic fiction based on a real event. Richard Lapidus has been the master of ceremonies of a major western book event for nine years in a row. He is a member of Western Writers of America. He currently lives in Henderson, Nevada.
