“The book is great. I have read
other so called real west books
and a few magazines, but this
one tops all the others.”
Franklin Foster, Warwick ,RI
Lasso your
own personal copy of this one-of-a-kind memoir here!
by Eva Gillhouse (Author), Jim Huebner (Editor)
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| Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton |
This recently discovered memoir by one of the Old West's most feared (but virtually unknown today) gunfighter's and lawmen puts you behind a pair of Colt .45 six-guns and immerses you in the real life man-on-man fast draw shootouts, hell-bent-for-leather outlaw chases and lead dodgin' narrow escape in the Real Old West.
If you've ever wondered what it was like to strap on a six-gun and have a face-off-in-the-street gunfight where only the fastest gunslinger walks away - - then rare eyewitness account of what it was like to live and die in the Real Old West is a must read.
To read the true story of
how a series of bizarre (almost deadly) events led to the discovery of this
long forgotten memoir hidden away in an old stagecoach trunk in an abandoned
barn go to this website: www.OldWestLawmansForgottenMemoir.com
Biography
Jim Huebner (Editor)
I got hooked on the Old West at a young age. It's 1950 I’m 7 years old and I listened to the radio because it’s before TV.My favorite show was the stories of two cowpokes: Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens.
I got hooked on the Old West at a young age. It's 1950 I’m 7 years old and I listened to the radio because it’s before TV.My favorite show was the stories of two cowpokes: Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens.
They
weren’t the super hero like Lone Ranger, Hopilong Cassidy, Cisco Kid. "Hasknife"
and "Sleepy" were just every day, hardworking cowboys bustin' broncs,
roping and herding cattle.
Each
program ended with this safety tip from the 2 cowboys talking directly to their
listeners: “Always remember pards, a horse kicks straight back, a cow kicks
from the side.”
I'm
now 72 years old and through my life this insight into the behavior of horses
and cows gave me the secret handshake that allowed me (at least in my mind)
into the world of the real Old West cowboy.
1950
was also first time I heard the song: “GhostRiders in the Sky” sung by Vaughn Monroe. If you’re not familiar with this
song here are the opening lyrics:
“An old cowpoke went out
on a dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested
as he went along his way.
When all at once a
mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
A-plowing through the
ragged sky and up a cloudy draw
Yipppie aye-aaa, yippie
aye-ooh, ghost herd in the sky.”
“Their brands were still
on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their horns were black
and shining and their hot breath he could feel
A bolt of fear went
through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders
coming hard and he heard their mournful cry
Yippie-aye-aaa,
yippie-aye-ooh, ghost riders in the sky.”
“Their faces gaunt their
eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat
They're riding hard to
catch that head but they ain't caught them yet
'Cause they've got to
ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting as
they ride and hear their awful cry
Yippie-aye-aaa,
yippie-aye-ooh, ghost riders in the sky.”
“As the riders loped on
by him he heard one call his name
If you want to save your
soul from hell a-riding on our range
Then cowboy change your
ways today or with us you will ride
A-trying to catch the
devil's herd across these endless skies
Yippie-aye-aaa,
yippie-aye-ooh, ghost riders in the sky.”
To
me these were more than just words to a song. They were a living, pulsating
experience that gave me the feeling of what it might’ve been like to be a cowboy in the Old West.
Here's
a YouTube link to hear Vaughn Monroe sing "Ghost Riders in the Sky." It still makes the hair on the back
of neck stand up. I bet it'll do the same to you…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHo6ug6yAmw&index=1&list=RDUHo6ug6yAmw
Eva Gillhouse (Author)
From
Nevada,USA, Eva was born on June 30, 1891 and passed away
on Wednesday, June 15, 1977. The author of Pistol Pete’s memoir, editor Jim
Huebner talks about Eva, “As far as what I know about Eva Gillhouse comes from
talking to extended members of Frank's family - the story I was told of how Eva
came to be the "author" was that when Frank decided to tell his life's
story, Eva was the only one in his family or circle of friends that had a
typewriter to take down what he said.”
“The book is great. I have read
other so called real west books
and a few magazines, but this
one tops all the others.”
Franklin Foster, Warwick ,RI
Lasso your own personal copy of this
one-of-a-kind memoir here!
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