Bloomfield to Baghdad, the third in Tom Claffey's series of 18-wheeler tales, is the story of Jesse Harper's passage from boyhood to manhood; from learning to drive Mule Rider's 18-wheeler back home in New Mexico to becoming a U.S. Army trucker, under fire, in Iraq. Women truckers, Hoot 'N' Holler, play supporting roles stateside, as does a black and white border collie named Sergeant Sloan. In Iraq, Jesse's companion trucker is Kelsey Brannigan, a non-nonsense female Army gear Jammer from Seattle.

Bloomfield to Baghdad

Literature & Fiction

Claffey, Tom

Genre Fiction

ABQ Press

Every industry, profession or trade has its icons, its legends. Right up there, near the top of trucking legends, is C.W. McCall. SEARCHING FOR C.W. McCALL reads like a trucker's canon: do what you love, stand by your friends, and honor the rules of the road. Santiago Lopez and his faithful dog, Sloan, depart the family ranch in Pecos, New Mexico in an old F-150 pickup to search for Santiago's hero of more than thirty years, C.W. McCall. They soon find themselves welcomed by a convoy of 18-wheelers traversing the roads and highways of southern Colorado. The characters in the story are people you would like to know. Some, most notably Sally Tremaine and Dixie O'Donnell, whose handle is "Hoot 'N' Holler," appeared in Tom Claffey's previous novel, HOOT 'N' HOLLER, which won the Truck Writers of North America 2009 Bronze Communication Award for book of fiction. Do Santiago and Sloan find C.W. McCall? Read the story of their journey and find out! About the author: Tom Claffey interviewed numerous truckers and fans of C.W. McCall in writing SEARCHING FOR C.W. McCALL. He also met, on several occasions, with Bill Fries, the former advertising executive who created the character, C.W. McCall, and became his voice. Bill Fries wrote the truckers' anthem, Convoy, and, in the song, introduced the famed Rubber Duck. Claffey, in addition to spending time in a rig, has visited truckstops across the United States, including the world-famous Iowa 80 Truckstop. He and his wife, Sylvia, live in Santa Fe.

Searching for C. W. McCall

Humor & Satire

Hoot 'n' Holler

Gordon Meese believes all mistakes should be corrected, none more egregious than the location of the border between New Mexico and Texas. His meticulous research, coupled with his relentless insistence that the 103rd meridian is the accurate boundary line, lands him in the middle of the desert… and in some embarrassing hot water. He’s too feisty and stubborn to take the hint, however, even when the FAA threatens to rescind his pilot’s license. Only when Alysa Cody, a beautiful young woman new to town, reminds Gordon of the life—and the love—he squandered years earlier, does he wonder if giving up the fight might be a better choice after all. But then again… When Ty Daggett, a local rancher, comes courting Alysa, complications from both their past lives threaten any happiness they might find with each other. Ultimately Ty must decide if he is willing to risk losing his heart again.

103rd Meridian

Literary

Treaty Oak Publishers

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