“Branded “is based on a true story detailing the outrageous events and exciting, colorful and humorous antics of cowboy Bob Harold Leach, aka “The Most Notorious Cattle Rustler of Our Time,” and the nicest guy you’d ever meet. A man who has managed millions of dollars of illegal ash, most of it said to be buried under his north Texas ranch in SS-gallon drums. He has survived 19 stabbings, poisonous hamburgers, prison tear gas attacks, and being thrown over a third story railing while in jail. A tough hombre for sure. But also, a man generous to a fault, often showering those he knew with gifts and financial help.
Bob’s journey through life takes him formerly thoughts of running herds cattle, finding a ranch to call his own, and marrying the girl of his dreams, to a life of stealing cattle, using other men’s ranches to do it, and screwing around with every woman that crossed his path. But when Bob becomes entangled with the infamous Diamond Jim, he is “branded” like a steer, stamped with Diamond Jim’s mark for life. He is reluctantly herded into a relentless stream of crimes including theft of animal medicines, cattle rustling, drug running, fraud, porn, kidnapping, ra;e, prison escapes, and a plethora of other deeds that put the “common criminal” to shame.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Texan Jon Armour developed his passion for writing as a young student in middle school under the encouragement of his then English teacher, Ms. Susan Smallridge. Her attention and prodding to attain a witty and descriptive prose in his subject matter bled over into every area of Jon’s life. He is a jack of all trades:, carpenter, cook electrician, plumber, builder, designer, welder, cheesemaker, home brewer, project manager, IT professionals, husband, father and author. Jon captures the essence of raw life and true grit in his subjects. From his recent work, Branded, to his future endeavors, readers are sure to be entertained with his wit and style depicting colorful evocative vignettes that the reader deep into this story based on a real live cattle rustler.