The Red Horse

Expedition Series #6

by Loren Robinson, Cameron Beierle (Narrator)

At the end of the Civil War, Jim Parker goes back to the Indians to prepare them for the future that only he knows. As an astronaut lost in a time warp in 2008, he has befriended Major Mark Barkley of the War Department, who calls on Jim for special projects. At different times, Jim is met by a rider on a huge red horse, who claims to fulfill Biblical prophesy. Jim thinks the rider is an insane preacher, but when he shows up in the middle of Custer’s battle at the Little Big Horn, he begins to wonder.

Jim is joined by a former slave and a displaced Indian boy on his way to a Texas ranch where he becomes involved with a cattle drive to Dodge City. At the ranch he meets again Brian Harmon who also is a former astronaut whose mission was to go back in time to find Parker. Once he did, he decided to stay in that time period. Jim’s nemesis is outlaw Mat Grover who wants revenge for Parker’s involvement in the death of Mac’s partner.

On the Lewis and Clark expedition, Jim became acquainted with Sacagawea. Her early death on the Missouri was disputed by the Cheyenne, so Jim goes to the Wind River Reservation in search of truth.

Audio CD

First published March 26, 2009

About the author

I got into writing by accident. Growing up in the small logging town of Priest River, Idaho, I figured my future was as a lumberjack. World War II changed that. College on the GI Bill showed me there was a better way. I never left the woods entirely; I came back as a forester and after 13 years, looked for another change.
Writing came along when I volunteered work for “Project Read.” I taught writing and reading to adults who didn’t think school was worthwhile in their youth. One student assigned to me was a paraplegic, a high school graduate who wanted to become a writer. In order to help him, I had to learn the fundamentals first. I enrolled in a writing class sponsored by the community college. That was my start.
With trial and error and tearing up paper, I finally put together a novel. I called a literary agent in town and he did more editing, and then presented it to Books in Motion, producer of audio books. It was a trial run. I was told if it took on the audio market, they might ask for another. This was in 1986. Since then I have had 24 books published on tape and am working on number 25.
Joining a writer’s critique group has helped enormously. Without their help, I would never have improved.