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NE Texas Author Gene Shelton Expertly Mixes Fact And Fiction

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Our books commentator, Sharon Feldt, discusses the books of Sulphur Springs author Gene Shelton, including his comic Western novels "How the West Was Lost" and "Unwanted Dead or Alive"  and historical novel "Warriors," on the last Texas campaign against the Comanches.  Shelton, a former newspaper reporter and editor, also has non-fiction works to his credit, including "Manhunter: Frank Hamer, Texas Ranger " and "Houston Madam: The Story of Pamelia Mann, Texas Pioneer."

John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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