Books

In The Shadow of Eagles
Three men stood on the precipice of one of history's most significant events: the trial and crucifixion of Christ. One a bureaucrat, another a bandit, and the third, a priest. Which one would prevail?
Pontius Pilate wanted nothing more than to succeed by his merit in his role as Roman prefect to the province of Judea. The bandit, Barabbas, a family man, sought only the necessities of a simple life. The priest, Caiaphas, was content as the ecclesiastical head of the Jewish hierarchy. However, history had other designs that led to a cross on Mount Calvary.
This novel sets out the course that each man took to arrive at that day in Jerusalem when the world changed, as did each of the three. The destinies of these men still reverberate with us today.

An Uncertain Journey
Thomas the apostle was a contradiction. He willingly took up the mantel and followed Jesus during his ministry, yet when called on to take the message to others, he resisted. Questioning another's rationale was in his DNA. However, his path was almost always true, and his goals were honorable.
Using church traditions, local history, and various apocryphal writings, this novel is the telling of Thomas's journey to the Indian subcontinent, where the apostle disseminated the teachings of Jesus in a land of unfamiliar customs and ingrained, ancient beliefs. The journey was not easy-made all the more complicated by Thomas's own doubts of his abilities. He suffered servitude, imprisonment, a shipwreck, and other life-threatening challenges as he struggled to fulfill his commitment to Christ. Nevertheless, his determination was resolute, and eventually his mission was accomplished. Today, millions of Christians look on Thomas as a cornerstone of their faith.

Matthias and the
Kingdom of Kush
Jesus, Son of God, walked among us until betrayed by one of the twelve. This novel is the telling of the journey undertaken by the disciple Matthias, the man chosen to pick up the mantel discarded by Judas, and to bring the message of Christ to the remote African kingdom known as Kush, a land of beliefs as ingrained as those of Rome and Egypt. Although Matthias never fully understood the reasoning behind his selection to carry out such an important task, he undertook his mission willingly and, as a result, helped to convert a civilization.

Indians, Cattle, Ships and Oil
The biography, “Indian Cattle Ships and Oil: The Story of W. M. D. Lee was published by the University of Texas Press in 983. The story followed the life of Lee as not only an Indian trader and military sutler, but also one of the first Texas Panhandle cattle ranchers, harbor developer and an early explorer for oil on the Texas coast. The 1981 volume of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Review explored the same subject as did two articles published by The Handbook of Texas.