Biography
Bob Jourdan was born at the beginning of the Great Depression, August 29, 1931, in Del Rio, Texas. The family moved often, not settling down until after World War II. Bob attended school mostly in Alvin, Texas, later attending Texas A&M and Alvin Junior College before graduating from the University of Houston, majoring in Western History and Psychology.
Bob's first commercial writing was for a weekly newspaper, without pay, where he published an outdoor column covering hunting, shooting and camping. He published his first paid article in Camping World Magazine and later was published by Outdoor Life Magazine, among others. The energy company he was employed by became aware of his writing and transferred him to an editing job where he edited the company magazine and had articles published by various newspapers. He continued writing freelance, staying with the energy company for 35 years in various administrative positions. On retirement he was added to the writing staff of Precision Shooting Magazine where he has written regular columns for 20 years, and continues writing for them today.
Bob's avocation was hunting, camping, exploring historical sites and writing. He competed in benchrest shooting for 15 years, and it was there he became interested in gunsmithing and today maintains his own rifle shop in Bartlesville, Oklahoma where he lives with his wife, Maryline.
Over many years of roaming through Western historical sites, he was captivated by the history of northwestern Colorado and southwestern Wyoming. He spent many weeks over a 50 year period searching out historical locations just north of the famous Green River and mostly on Cold Springs Mountain in Colorado. This was where he found the historical details that led him to writing his first historical-fiction book, Diamond Fields & Death, The Framing Of Tom Horn. Reviews of the book indicate that readers might easily gain an understanding of actual history of the three corners area, the point where Utah, Colorado and Wyoming come together. He has put an interesting twist on the Tom Horn saga where Horn was accused of killing a pair of cattle rustlers, well known citizens of the locality.
