During my many years of wandering the remote by-ways of West Texas, nothing stirred my imagination or triggered my constant awareness like the presence of rattlesnakes. Having been raised near the Rio Grande River outside of El Paso I had learned early on to be attentive to and wary of all kinds of snakes, but it was while I roamed the isolated reaches of the Guadalupe Mountains that I became intimate with the thick-bodied, venomous creatures that most people find fearsome enough to be avoided at all costs. Frequenting the lower arid desert floor and the region near the base of the escarpment that leads to the higher elevations of the Guadalupe range I had many encounters with the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), the largest of the snakes found in this area. Other species I crossed paths with included the prairie rattlesnake, the rock rattlesnake, and the common black-tail rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes generate an innate [...] Read more »
Billy the Kid Interview Questions
As a result of the recent release of his latest book, Billy the Kid: The Lost Interviews (Garlic Press), as well as his numerous appearances on The History Channel relative to his book, Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave (Taylor Trade Publishing), award-winning author W.C. Jameson has been in demand for interviews. Normally reticent and reluctant to consent to do interviews, Jameson has agreed to respond to a set of questions for this site. The questions posed here came from The History Channel production team as well as one of his publishers. Question #1 How did you first become interested in Billy the Kid? First of all, I grew up in West Texas and not far from what the state of New Mexico calls “Billy the Kid Country,” so there was always a geographical connection. Growing up in this region I often heard tales about outlaws and lawmen from a lot of old-timers who [...] Read more »
Treasure Hunter Interview – Question # 3
Are you planning a sequel to your book, Treasure Hunter: Caches, Cures, and Deadly Confrontations? Because of the overwhelming response to my latest book, Treasure Hunter, Caches, Curses, and Deadly Confrontations, there has arisen talk of a sequel and I have been asked several times if I am planning one. At this point I am considering one but remain uncertain. To be sure, there are a number of additional treasure hunting accounts and adventures I could write about, but I am not sure how much I want to reveal about locations, sizes of caches, recoveries, and my role in what are likely illegal activities. I need to be careful about such things. In the meantime, while I am thinking about whether or not to write a sequel, I am working under the schedules and deadlines of at least six book contracts. This has all been a great deal of fun and I look forward to [...] Read more »