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- Casler, David: The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick, Book 1: Genesis—Book 2: The Missing Wand—Book 3: FOG at the Crossroads
- Dismant, Mary Ann: Growing Up in Denver, 1944-1957: A Memoir
- McCreary, Paul and Becky: Barbed Wire and Wildflowers
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: Narrow Gauge Railroading in the San Juan Triangle
The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick Book 3: FOG at the Crossroads
The third book in the American Flying Broomstick Series, FOG at the Crossroads.
by Dave Casler
Book 3 in the American Flying Broomstick series starts with a bombshell. The tiny Fraternal Order of the Grail (FOG), the group that has safeguarded the Holy Grail for two millennia, has misplaced it. The Keeper, Reggie Baker, moved the Grail to its new secret repository and then died while walking his dog—before he could tell the other brethren where he’d put it! The loss causes a rift between powerful American brother Hal Bender and the English branch centered in London, and Dave is caught in the middle. Dave makes haste to London to organize FOG’s new young novices to find the Holy Grail—by using flying broomsticks, of course. But the media is full of rumors that FOG will take back the Power that enables broomsticks to fly. And the sinister Plasma Vortex organization is after Dave’s wand so they can use its power for extortion and general mayhem. FOG at the Crossroads records Dave’s high adventure in the American West and in Southern England. Come along for the wild ride!
ISBN 978-0-9800603-2-4, 320 pages, 6 x 9-inch softcover, $9.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about Dave. You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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Narrow Gauge Railroading in the San Juan Triangle: The Rio Grande Southern, the Ouray Branch of the D&RG and Otto Mears’ Silverton RR
New Book from Ridgway Railroad Museum
by Thomas Hillhouse, Rodney Holloway, Bonnie Koch, Keith Koch, Don Paulson, Jim Pettengill, Karl Schaeffer
“A number of improbable narrow gauge railways once operated in the incomparable mountains of Southwestern Colorado. The stories of these steel rails laid through granite mountains is the story of Colorado itself. Heroic effort and tremendous engineering opened the wealth of the San Juans to the outside world.
“Here in this volume are compiled some of the stories of those railroads that illuminate different aspects of narrow gauge railroading as it once was in the Silverton, Ouray and Ridgway area. A time of steel rails, iron men, wooden cars and granite mountains comes to life once again. Enjoy this peek into what was and what remains.” Charlie Getz, columnist, Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette.
“The Ridgway Railroad Museum has assembled a wonderful selection of little known stories and facts about the narrow gauge railways of Ouray County. Talk about a group of dedicated individuals. The RRM has accomplished more, in a brief time, with fewer people and limited resources than many larger organizations.” Mallory Hope Ferrell, noted railroad historian.
“There’s a saying at the Plaindealer newspaper office in Ouray. We never go wrong running articles on local history. So when the good folks from the Ridgway Railroad Museum offered up a series of well-researched, interesting and informative pieces about the role of the rails in county history, it was a no-brainer. They ran, readers soaked up the local lore and an important p iece of Ouray County history was enriched and preserved. This book takes that achievement to the next level.” David Mullings, editor & publisher, Ouray Plaindealer.
For a fascinating errata that connects railroading with ships, see here.
ISBN 978-0-9800603-4-8, 110 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 inch softcover, numerous black and white historical photographs, $19.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about the Railroad Museum Authors. You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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Growing Up in Denver 1944-1957: A Memoir
Mary Ann Dismant's sweet reminiscences are a joy to read!
This memoir is an impression of Denver from 1944-1957 as experienced by two young sisters. The main purpose of this writing is to effect joy, fun, humor, pathos, and a portrayal of Denver during a simple time in its history.
Nancy Jo and I were uprooted from a happy home-life with our great Aunt Gertrude and Uncle Joe in Omaha. They were my Mom’s aunt and uncle. Now at ages four and five-and-a-half we were to begin life in Denver. Our parents, this city, all new to us, a blank page to be filled with – what ?
Then there was the even greater mystery of living with two near strangers, Helen and Ernie Nelson, who seemed, in our view, to share nothing more with us than our common last name. We had only been with our parents a short time in our early years. Real little pessimists, weren’t we? We did learn to know and love our parents, with all their frailties.
We also learned to know and love the myriad charms of Denver, at times resorting to furtive means in our explorations.
Nothing in this memoir is fiction. All of these stories are true. Transitions! Both for us and for Denver, growing pains and all.
ISBN 978-0-9800603-5-5, 65 pages, softcover, $7.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about Mary Ann Dismant You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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Barbed Wire and Wildflowers
Paul McCreary and Becky Klein McCreary have joined forces to create an enjoyable book of wild short stories and beautiful poetry.
Paul’s “Panama Madness” story starts this way: “Harris Cortez had a minor problem that would become major. One sweltering August night in Panama, a black mother Equatorial Wolf tarantula crawled across his face to the side of his head, paused, and deposited three eggs into his left ear.”
Whereas Paul’s prose is a bit barbed (and funny), Becky’s poetry is more contemplative:
Sweet Annie
racing wildly along fence rows
dancing around maypoles of gnarled posts
playing tag along churning streams
jumping the banks to show off in meadows
flirting and teasing the others
her spicy fragrance driving them mad.
Read this and much, much more in Barbed Wire and Wildflowers!
ISBN 978-0-9800603-3-1, 156 pages, softcover, $12.95 price + $2.75 shipping and handling. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about Paul. Read more about Becky. You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick
Book 2: The Missing Wand
Book 2 in the Flying Broomstick series is The Missing Wand
Book 2 picks up right where Book 1 left off: the flying broomstick has been released to the public. And the public has a few problems, not the least of which is that the FAA is outraged at this incursion into their airspace.
Broomsters are forming clubs all around the world to exploit this wonderful revolution in personal transportation. They even organize broom races as the phenomenon grows exponentially, sweeping the globe.
Dave has just one little problem. The wand he used to create flying broomsticks is stolen. Where is it? It seems a minor problem, since Dave can make another wand, but soon he finds the missing wand has powers hitherto unimagined and therefore must be recovered. But how?
And the Three on a Broomstick crowd make a reappearance, this time in Colorado.
Read Book 2 in the series to see how the flying broomstick can revolutionize your life too!
ISBN 978-0-9800603-1-1, 322 pages, softcover, $9.95 + $2.75 shipping and handling. Read more about Broom 2 (takes you to book website) or order here. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout Read more about Dave
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The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick
Book 1: Genesis
This is where the story starts! Hold onto your hat—it's a wild ride!
Book 1: Genesis tells the story from the beginning. In 2005, Dave, an engineer for a large computer company, stumbled into a highly secret organization in London called the Fraternal Order of the Grail (FOG). These elderly gnomes are all that remains of a proud organization that to this day guards the Holy Grail as well as the sole remaining remnant of Moses’ staff. Unbeknownst to FOGgers, they were also sitting on an unusual power of immense proportions—something they’d never studied.
After his accidental induction into FOG, Dave went home to Colorado to experiment with this newfound power, embodied in a wandlike “rod” that can levitate objects, start fires, create water and even make carrots! Given Dave’s infatuation with the young adult fantasy book/movie series Three on a Broomstick, he attempted the creation of a real flying broomstick. He succeeded! But his success soon got him in over his head.
The flying broomstick became public after Dave accidentally flew through a tree during flight trials and needed urgent medical attention. He was seen. Dave jousts with the news media, the FAA, the studio that brings us Three on a Broomstick, the Air Force, and Congress. And what happens at the very end that persuades Dave to give away the technology to anyone who wants it? All is explained in The Story of the Great American Flying Broomstick, Book 1: Genesis, which sets the stage for adventures yet to come!
ISBN 978-0-9800603-0-3, 288 pages, softcover, $9.95 + $2.75 shipping and handling. Read more about Broom 1, view the video, and read exerpts (takes you to book website) or order here. Shipping to USA and Canada only; other options available on checkout. Read more about Dave. You don’t have to be a PayPal member to use PayPal. See here for more info.
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