A little over two years ago, award-winning author
Mike Cox, visited Straight From Hel. He was promoting his book,
The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900. Mike is the author of 13 nonfiction books as well as numerous magazine articles and essays. He’s also a newspaper columnist and writes for both statewide (Texas) and national magazines. He served as spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, which includes the modern Texas Rangers.
Today Mike serves as Public Information Officer for Texas Parks and Wildlife.
On September 25, he will be named the 2010 Recipient of the A.C. Greene Lifetime Achievement Award at
West Texas Book and Music Festival in Abilene.
On Thursday, September 16 only, you may comment to win a sold out hardcover of
The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900 at his publicist's site,
http://stephaniebarko.com/2010/09/16/book-giveaway-28.
That’s today only, folks! So link over, read the question and comment to win.
Thanks for the heads up, Helen.
ReplyDeleteLooks like my kind of book, Helen.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 14-15 yo, I read tons of Western books, with cowboys and indians and heroic rangers and US marshalls (and sexy women). The book by Cox is documentary, right, not fiction? Anyway, looks cool >:)
Cold As Heaven
He's a busy guy!
ReplyDeleteNice to see someone so accomplished, rewarded for the fact.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting book, and an interesting guy.
ReplyDeleteStephanie's month of book giveaways only have four more days, so if you're interested, link over and put your name in the hat.
ReplyDeleteAnd since he's also from Texas, I'm sure you've met him, too!
ReplyDeleteLol, Diane. I've never met him in person, but certainly seen him on TV quite a bit. And he made a stop on SFH a couple of years back.
ReplyDeleteSounds like such an accomplished writer...and it's nice he's getting recognition for it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to the contest.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather loves Western books.
ReplyDeleteGreat post.