Böcker av Joe D. Haines

THE AUTHOR CLAIMS that There Ain't No Trailer Behind That Hearse is his MAGNUM OPUS-a Latin phrase that gives his work more gravitas (did it again). It is comprised of over 130 stories written and published from 1981-2023. The stories cover a wide variety of subjects that captured the author's interest. Some stories are serious, but most are just plain fun. The only theme to this book is the value of a life well-lived while enjoying adventures around the world. An important goal was also to pass down some family history so that it is not lost. As a Southerner, he subscribes to the old belief, "What's the point in telling a story if you can't improve upon it?" And finally, the author wants all his readers to recognize that we are all divine beings having a brief human experience.

For nearly thirty years, Wiley G. Haines held a commission as a U.S. deputy marshal in the Twin Territories. One of the most challenging posts in the nation. Haines protected the territories' people and also the land from exploitation. He was fluent in the Osage language and a trusted friend of the tribe, known as the "Peacemaker of the Osage." Unlike legendary lawmen Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Wild Bill Hickok, Haines was a career lawman. He was one of the most successful criminal officers in Oklahoma. lt is difficult for us to imagine today the routine hardships and challenges Haines faced on a daily basis. Whether riding on horseback through the snow in bitter cold in pursuit of an outlaw, or facing the deadly gunfire of desperados. Haines had to be prepared for anything. He was one of the last iron men, whose epitaph reads, "An Honest Man's the Noblest Work of God," The Wiley Haines story is an exciting page from the history of Oklahoma's wild and woolly days.