Hotter'n Pecos

BOBBY D. WEAVER, whose career has ranged from the oilfields of Texas to the halls of academe, holds degrees from Texas Tech University and Texas A&I University. A former curator of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and assistant director of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, he is the author of histories of several West Texas institutions and Oil Field Trash: Life and Labor in the Texas Oilfields, 1901-1960, forthcoming in fall 2010. Lamesa, Texas, native BARRY CORBIN has starred or appeared in sixteen television productions and two dozen motion pictures - many of them Westerns - since studying theatre arts at Texas Tech University. He resides on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. Painter and cowboy cartoonist ROY ""BOOTS"" REYNOLDS draws his inspiration from real-life experiences as a rodeo clown, roper, horse trainer, and bronc rider. An illustrator of books, magazines, and scores of Leanin'Tree greeting cards, he resides in Hope, Idaho.

Saddle up! You're in for a good ride. - BARRY CORBIN, from the foreword The great Bobby Weaver must have spent a lot of time perched on top of telephone poles just watchin' the traffic of life's highway go by. I don't know how else he could have made up such good stuff! - BAXTER BLACK Having grown up in West Texas in ranching and oilfield country, I know nearly all the people Bobby Weaver writes about. They just have different names and different parents up in the Panhandle. They are, however, the most generous, thoughtful, and honest people on this planet. Thanks, Bobby, for the stories and for letting me relive memories of my youth. - RED STEAGALL