Cliff Caldwell has continually cultivated his interest in western history since boyhood. After a stint in United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, and a successful thirty-five-year career working for several Fortune 500 corporations, Cliff is now retired and free to pursue his interests as a historian and writer on a full-time basis. Cliff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business and is the author of several books and published works, including Dead Right, The Lincoln County War, Guns of the Lincoln County War, A Day’s Ride From Here, Volumes I, II, John Simpson Chisum, The Cattle King of the Pecos Revisited, Texas Lawmen 1835-1899, The Good and the Bad, and his most recent work Fort McKavett, and Tales of Menard County. Cliff is recognized as an accomplished historian and researcher on the American West. He is a member of Western Writers of America, Inc., the Wild West History Association, and the Texas State Historical Association.