Robert F. (Bob) Turpin

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  • Bibliography:
    28 Books
  • First Book:
    August 2010
  • Latest Book:
    March 2015
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Book List in Order: 28 titles

  • Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West

    Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West - This is a book that has something for everyone's reading pleasure: wandering souls, ghosts, floating apparitions, tales of buried and lost gold, and cold-blooded murders. The Fort Washita story has mo...

  • Rascals, Rogues & Scalawags of the Old West

    All of the bad men in this book did terrible damage to other people. Some were sneaking, low-life cowards. Most of them had nerve to spare. And what did they get out of this behavior? Constant fear, never-ending suspicion, prison, and in many cases d...

  • Hot Lead and Cold Steel

    The violent history and myths of western lawlessness burns through the pages of Hot Lead and Cold Steel. Both legendary and forgotten outlaws come alive with wild tempers and fast guns dealing out sudden death. They left trails of blood and carnage t...

  • Stormwalker

    “Stormwalker, Cherokee Avenger,” is a haunting tale of bloody vengeance, enduring love, and bitter hatred. Jason Stormwalker, a young half-breed Cherokee, is shot down in cold blood and left for dead. The love of his life, his wife, Ruth Stormwal...

  • Forgotten Ghost Tales and Legends of the Old West

    If ghostly apparitions, frightening superstitions, strange phenomenon, mysterious unexplained happenings, dreams that wake you in the middle of the night in a cold sweat intrigue you, then this book is for you "Forgotten Ghosts and Legends of the Old...

  • Amos Moses: The Legend of Big Foot

    Amos Moses, Legend of Big Foot, is a western fiction novel for both young and old readers. The action is fast and never-ending as two young cousins struggle toward manhood on the turbulent, sometimes cruel Texas frontier of the 1870s. The youngsters ...

  • Ghost Tales of the Old West - Book 1

  • The Ghosts of Fort Washita

    The Ghosts of Fort Washita tells about paranormal activity in Fort Washita, Oklahoma. You’ll read about the ghost of a young woman that appears twice a year (early spring and early fall), the floating head of a young soldier searching for his body,...

  • Legends of the Old West - Book 1



  • The Haunting

    The Haunting brings you three ghostly tales: 1) The Laughing Ghost " While searching for the Lost Recen brothers' silver mine, searchers were often confronted by the ghost of a giant mountain man and booming laughter that echoed through the deep ca...

  • Western Ghost Stories

    Western Ghost Stories brings you two ghostly tales: 1) Haunted Gallows, the story of Lewis Holder who was hanged for a horrifying murder related to a lost gold mine. All those involved in his hanging later died under strange and unexplained circumsta...

  • Gates to Hell

    Gates of Hell contains three thrilling stories. 1) “The Ten Dollar Outlaw” " John Childers, a cold-blooded murderer was the first man to die on the Fort Smith gallows later referred to as the Gates of Hell. 2) “The Mysterious Naked Lady” ...

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers contains two short stories: one of revenge, the other of savage cruelty and greed. Both are based on the harsh realities of life as it was lived on the western frontier in the late 1780s and early 1800s. 1) A Mountain Man’s Revenge - M...

  • Blood for Blood

    Blood for Blood contains short stories based on true incidents which occurred on the western frontier in the late 1780s and early 1800s. They are tales of bitter revenge. In this book, Turpin tells about: 1) “Thirteen Who Will Die” - When fifteen...

  • Gun Smoke Justice

    Gun Smoke Justice contains two stories based on true incidents which occurred on the western frontier in the middle 1800s. They are tales of retaliation, savagery, and cruelty. 1) The Death of Charlie Little Coyote " Charlie’s woman and child wer...

  • Hidden Treasures

    These stories originally appeared in the Summer, 1974 edition of Treasure Hunt published by author Robert F. (Bob) Turpin. Over the years, because of popular demand and many requests, Turpin has decided to bring some of these stories to you now as e-...

  • Cockeyed Frank Loving and Coal Oil Jimmy

    This book contains two exciting stories about colorful Old West gunfighters: 1) Cockeyed Frank Loving: Bat Masterson, a western legend himself, put “Cockeyed” Frank Loving on the pages of frontier history in 1907. Masterson wrote several stories ...

  • Ghosts and Indian Superstition

    This book contains three stories: 1) The Ghost of Miles Faucett: Miles Faucett’s ghost prowled throughout the house, tapping on the headboard of the bed during the night, awakening the sleepers. It hammered on doors and rattled pots and pans for at...

  • Messenger of Death

    This story concerns an old Navajo owl superstition and a demented madman who hungered for the love of a beautiful Indian maiden. The mystic owl foretold the outcome. It hooted once to warn the Navajo, then hooted twice for death....



  • Famous Old West Murder Mysteries

    Famous Old West Murder Mysteries contains some of the most celebrated, dreadful, savage, and brutal killings in history during the early eighteen hundreds. Some cases were solved and justice was rendered at the end of a gun or a vigilante rope. Many ...

  • Old West Legends

    Old West Legends tells about three legends: 1) The Legends of Standing Rock - Standing Rock, a famous landmark, is related to buried gold and silver stashed there by travelers, outlaws, and Indians. 2) The Greatest Stagecoach Driver That Ever Lived -...

  • Three Ghost Stories

    This book contains three haunting ghost stories of mystery and intrigue, ghostly apparitions, lost loves, and waiting for help that never came. 1) “The Ghost of Baranof Castle” tells about ghostly sightings and apparitions of a beautiful young gh...

  • Two Ghost Stories

    This book contains two ghost stories: 1) “The Ghost of Gray Robe,” a story about a guardian angel of the Navajo, who has helped many Indians in their time of need. The eye-witness accounts of his appearances are far too detailed and numerous to s...

  • The Indian Wars

    The Indian Wars narrates three historic bloody wars between the Indians and U.S. Troops. These stories take history lovers and war buffs back to a time when wars were fought with handguns, hatchets, bows and arrows, and other primitive weapons. The s...

  • Old West Ghost Legends

    The Old West remains a frontier of mystery and intrigue, filled with desert spirits, haunted shacks, lost trails, strange encounters, eerie unexplained happenings, and haunting spirits seeking revenge, justice, or both. Old West Ghost Legends contain...

  • Outlaw Bill Cook's Buried Gold

    Cherokee outlaw and gang leader Bill Cook turned rogue at a very young age. He and his younger brother Jim joined with a famous Indian outlaw and cold-blooded killer, Cherokee Bill Goldsby, to form the notorious Bill Cook-Cherokee Bill gang of outlaw...

  • Old West Murder Mysteries

    Old West Murder Mysteries contains two exciting thrillers. 1) “French Family Murders” - A young woman’s fiancé, John French, mysteriously disappears with his family. Sara Evans suspects foul play. She sets out to find the real truth of the fam...

  • War Cry

    If you like Indian stories with a little bit of history, this book is for you. It contains four historic stories about our early frontier and some of the many problems the Native American Indians and the white man faced … wars, killings, savagery, ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert F. (Bob) Turpin has published 28 books.

Robert F. (Bob) Turpin does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, War Cry, was published in March 2015.

The first book by Robert F. (Bob) Turpin, Ghosts, Legends, and Folk Tales of the Old West, was published in August 2010.

No. Robert F. (Bob) Turpin does not write books in series.
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