Pueblo, CO Author Publishes Adventurous and Loving Nod to Classic Western Novels

June 2, 2015 - "Me and Bobby McGee," a new book by Archie J. Roy, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

Enamored with all things Western, fatherless Wesley grew up on working in the stockyards on the prairie cleaning corrals and feeding cattle, dreaming about leaving home for adventure. After buying a pistol off of a down-on-his-luck cowboy traveling through town, young Wesley learns to shoot. The cowboy invites him to look him up if he ever makes it out to New Mexico, where he's widely known.

Four years later his mom's latest beau gets transferred to Denver, and Wesley joins them eagerly at the opportunity to see the West. Soon enough he saddles up a horse and tracks down his friend Bobby McGee, the mysterious cowboy who sold him a pistol as a thirteen-year-old boy in New Mexico. Along the way he meets a pretty, half-Sioux girl, and travels with her and her father, Jeremiah, to the dangerous, heavily guarded Black Hills of South Dakota in Sioux country to mine for gold.

After finding love and great fortune, Wesley eventually seems to settle right into his new life. But with friends like Bobby McGee around, you never can tell what adventure you may find yourself in next. Bobby is counting on Wesley's sharp shooting and steady nerves to help him in a standoff with a presumptuous Texan who is hell bent on taking every rancher's land in the Red River Valley for himself.

About the Author:
Archie J. Roy's roots are deep in the southwest. He was born by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado. His family has been a part of that region since the nineteenth century. His aunt traveled by covered wagon and his grandfather was chased by Apache warriors.

As a teenager, Roy worked for Bill Carlisele, the Lone Bandit, last of the Wyoming outlaws. His stories of the old West continue to inspire Roy. Now, Roy lives in Pueblo, Colorado, with his wife. Hunting and fishing are his hobbies of choice.

"Me and Bobby McGee" is a 62-page paperback with a retail price of $10.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4809-1211-3. It was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, or to request a review copy, please go to our virtual pressroom at www.dorrancepressroom.com or our online bookstore at www.dorrancebookstore.com.