About the Author:
JIm Moore (born Perry James Moore) came from a home where reading was encouraged; a home filled with reading material, of which he took advantage. Now, as a retired rancher and lawyer, he continues to read voraciously. Along the highway from their family ranch near Two Dot, MT to Bozeman, the old Jawbone road bed is visible in places. In passing by, it occurred to him that a good yarn could be wrapped around the story of the railroad. He decided to write it. Thus came into being Ride the Jawbone. In retirement he's continued to write and has completed four more novels and many short stories, several of them published. He was born Perry James (Jim) Moore III in Lewistown, Montana on December 21, 1927. As a child he lived ranches and small towns in Montana: Two Dot, Martinsdale, and Lewistown—and Santa Barbara, California before moving back to the Moore Ranch at Two Dot.He attended the Two Dot grade school, graduated from Harlowton High School in 1945 and enlisted in the navy. Discharged from the navy, he enrolled in the University of Montana at Missoula in the fall of 1946. He transferred to Montana State University in the fall of 1948 and graduated in 1952 with a degree in Agricultural Economics.At Montana State he met Kathryn Nash. They were married on June 28, 1954 in Holy Rosary Church in Bozeman and made their home on the Moore Ranch. Three children – Dianne, Perry and Steven were born to the marriage.Jim studied the law at their home on the ranch and was successful in passing the bar examination. He practiced law in Harlowton and then in Bozeman -- while maintaining his interest in the ranch.In addition to the ranch and his law practice, Jim was involved in a number of other activities. AGRICULTURE Director of Montana Stockgrowers Association Trustee of the Farm Credit Banks of Spokane Director of Montana Livestock Ag Credit Inc. LEGAL Board of Visitors to the School of Law at the University of Montana Trustee of Montana Legal Services State Bar of Montana -- Committee on Professionalism and Ethics.State Bar of Montana -- Fair Trial – Free Press Committee Recipient of the prestigious William J. Jamison Award (Presented each year by the Montana Bar Association to one lawyer in Montana for Distinguished legal service which exemplifies the essence of professionalism.) EDUCATION Adjunct Professor of Agricultural Law at Montana State University Trustee of the Museum of the Rockies Member of the Advisory Council for the College of Business at MSU Member of the President's Council of 50 at the University of Montana Selected, at the time of its centennial, as one of 100 Montana State University distinguished graduates CIVIC State Senator – Minority Leader two legislative sessions Member State Lottery Commission Member of the Governor's Committee on Education
From the Inside Flap:
T. C. Bruce, newly graduated from law school, rides the Jawbone Railroad from the family ranch in Two Dot to White Sulphur Springs in hope of meeting a certain young lady. The train is abuzz with the latest gossip: A woman has been murdered and her mutilated body thrown from the train. Loco, a surly, odious loner has been arrested, and everyone wants him hanged. The judge asks the young lawyer to defend the man. Can he—should he—save Loco from the hangman?
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