He will make you laugh, make you cry, but will always make you want more. Jameson communicates the pace of the land and the people. He sees and feels things the rest of us have passed by.Seven Oaks Press
One of our most gifted writers of prose, poetry, and song.Don Coldsmith, Award-winning author
Jameson is incapable of boring readers,Dallas Morning News
A treasure.Austin American Statesman
Fascinating . . . one great story follows another . . . .Colorado Country Life
A master storyteller.The West Virginia Hillbilly
Rich wonderful.The State (North Carolina)
Enjoyable intriguing.The Pilot (North Carolina)
A writer of stunning poetry.Larry Thomas, award-winning poet and author of Stark Beauty
An adventure!The Monitor (McAllen, Texas)
Engrossing narrative stryle.True West
Beyond the Grave
Did Pat Garrett kill the wrong man in 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, or did the outlaw known as Billy the Kid live on as William Henry Roberts until 1948? Now in paperback!
Throughout history, a number of notable figures have either disappeared or have been declared dead under controversial and mysterious circumstances only to reappear years later with different identities. Included among these are Billy the Kid, John Wilkes Booth, Ambrose Bierce, William Clark Quantrill, and several of Hitler’s henchmen.
Over the years, a number of men have come forward to announce their secret identities. To those who study such things, this seems strange since the original intent was secrecy. In virtually every case, such claimants have been revealed as imposters. At least twenty-five men have claimed to be the outlaw, Jesse James. Each proved to be a fraud. While there is compelling evidence to suggest it was not Jesse that was gunned down by the coward, Robert Ford, no one with any credibility has come forward to be truly identified as the outlaw.
On the other hand, the man identified as Billy the Kid in 1948 denied the association at first. It was only after he was confronted with evidence that he was the famous outlaw that he admitted the truth. John Wilkes Booth lived in hiding for most of his life before his identity was revealed when he was an old man. Only then did he admit who he was. Evidence suggests he was telling the truth.
W.C. Jameson’s Beyond the Grave series represents a quest for the truth. These books address the controversies, careless research and reporting, and contrived histories of noted figures including Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, John Wilkes Booth, Ambrose Bierce, William Clarke Quantrill, and others.
As more in-depth investigations are conducted and long-lost or hidden documents are found, the more it becomes apparent that much of what we thought we knew about such figures and their ultimate fates has been wrong.
Noted researcher and investigator W.C. Jameson uncovers the truth about many historical legends that did not die as traditional history alleges, but lived on using different identities. A number of historians and so-called experts have bristled at Jameson’s findings because he points out that their version of events is wrong, but they have never been able to refute him. Challenges to discuss and debate Jameson’s findings have gone unanswered, and rewards for disproving Jameson’s findings have gone unclaimed.
Read the evidence for yourself in Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave (Taylor Trade Publishers) and the soon to be released sequel Billy the Kid: The Lost Interviews due to be released during the spring of 2009 (Rockin’ SR Publishing).