Biscuits Across the Brazos

This book is about two journeys across Texas. Both journeys were by covered wagon and horseback. The first took place in 1918--the second in 1998. The author and his double cousin recreate the journey from West Texas to East Texas that their ancestors undertook 80 years earlier. It deals frankly with the difficulties of recreating conditions as they were eighty years earlier and provides a fascinating look at people encountered in the 325 mile ride. The second journey begins with the search for the lost great-grandfathers grave and ends at the final campsite of the original travelers. Daily remarkable spiritual or significant events make the story fast-paced and easy reading. A special connection to eighty-year-old biscuits carried on the original journey is the reason for the title. Without glorifying any person or aspect of the family, it allows the reader to connect with his own memories through the unique experiences of the people in this account. Selected for presentation to the East Texas Historical Association, Delta County Cultural Association, to be reviewed for Texas Books in Review and the Texas Folklore Society. The author has been asked to make nine presentations to date on the book which should result in significant orders. The first edition is two thirds sold out, second edition soon to follow.