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Moore, Jim Ride the Jawbone ISBN 13: 9780982737736

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Ride the Jawbone weaves a compelling story of a gruesome murder and of a young lawyer who is called upon to defend the loathsome vagrant accused of the killing a young woman and throwing her body from the train. When no established attorney will defend the alleged murderer, the judge all but orders young T. C. Bruce, newly licensed to practice law, to undertake the task. While tracking the efforts of the young attorney to save his client from the hangman, the reader is transported back in time to central Montana, its ranching communities, and the famous Jawbone Railroad, as they existed at the turn of the twentieth century. Ride the Jawbone is a history lesson wrapped in a gripping mystery. Richard A. Harlow, without adequate financing is said to have jawboned the first railroad in central Montana into existence, a creation thereafter known only as the Jawbone. T. C. Bruce is the son of a rancher with a large spread near the newly created town of Two Dot. He loves ranching and is torn between his pleasing his father who wishes for him to take over the ranch and his mother who wants him to put his education to use. Two young women, different in every aspect, lend spice to the story. Lessons in the history and culture of place are most enjoyable when encountered in a story with rich characters and a challenging plot. Ride the Jawbone, a 225 page paperback original fills this bill effectively. Readers will learn much about the way of life of ranchers and other citizens of that place and time. The rich, eye-catching cover is crafted from a 1904 painting by R. E. DeCamp, which shows the Jawbone Railroad as it traveled through Sixteen Mile Canyon. A comprehensive discussion guide is included in the back of the book.

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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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Jim loves reading, writing, and, as he says, spinning yarns. He came from a home where reading was encouraged. His parents enjoyed books so the house was filled with reading material, and he took advantage of it from a young age. Passing by the old Jawbone roadbed as he traveled the highway from his family ranch near Two Dot to Bozeman, it occurred to him that a good yarn could be wrapped around the story of the railroad. He decided to try his hand at writing it. The result: Ride the Jawbone. Since retiring from ranching and his work as an attorney, he has completed three additional novel length manuscripts and several short stories, some of which have been published. He was born Perry James (Jim) Moore III in Lewistown, Montana on December 21, 1927. As a child he lived on ranches and small towns in Montana: Two Dot, Martinsdale, and Lewistown and in 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 pursued his education and graduated from that Montana State University in 1952 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. At Montana State he met Kathryn (Kay) Nash. They were married on June 28, 1954 and made their home on the Moore Ranch where they raised three children. 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 that include: Director of Montana Stockgrowers Association Trustee of the Farm Credit Banks of Spokane Director of Montana Livestock Ag Credit Inc. 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 William J. Jamison Award 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 State Senator Minority Leader two legislative sessions Member State Lottery Commission Member of the Governor's Committee on Education Jim and his wife, Kay live near Bozeman, Montana, where he continues to write.

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