Robert Lee Murphy

Robert Lee Murphy grew up in Hobbs, New Mexico, before graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1960. Following college, he served in the U. S. Army for seven years, departing active duty with the rank of captain. For the next thirty-six years he pursued a business career that involved working with national and international institutions on all seven continents, including Antarctica, where Murphy Peak bears his name in recognition of his contributions in supporting polar science. He sold his first magazine article, illustrated with his own photographs, to Backpacker Magazine many years ago. Throughout his business career, he published various technical articles in trade journals, such as Military Engineer. In July 2011, The Gettysburg Magazine published his annotated Civil War cavalry article about the "boy generals." Robert has been an avid outdoorsman, railroad aficionado, and history buff his entire life. In conducting research for his trilogy, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Robert traveled the route of the railroad, from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, visited the museums and historical sites along the way, and walked the ground where the characters' actions take place . You are invited to visit robertleemurphy.net where you can read sample chapters from Robert's writing. Also, click on the Blog Feed below to see the latest blogs from Robert. Robert is a member of Western Writers of America, the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Sun City Anthem Authors, and the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. He participates in two local writers' critique groups.