The Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole
Danger looms for Caleb and his sisters on every mile of the Oregon Trail.
Epic in scope, populated by unforgettable characters, this debut wild west adventure novel by popular Hollywood character actor Eric Pierpoint will thrill young readers.
Caleb O’Toole and his two sisters are left orphaned after a cholera outbreak in their hometown of Great Bend, Kansas. Attempting to fulfill their mother’s dying wish, they strike out on a one-horse wagon to travel the treacherous road along the Oregon Trail to the Montana Territory to live with their aunt. Caleb promised to keep his two sisters safe. But safety is thirteen hundred miles away in the rugged Bitterroot Mountains, past the dust-choked deserts, monstrous tornadoes and ravenous wolves of the Oregon Trail. And after witnessing a crime by the infamous Blackstone Gang, Caleb and his sisters have no choice but to brave the dangers of the trail, trying to stay one step ahead of murderous outlaws.
Eric Pierpoint is a veteran Hollywood actor has been on stage, screen, and television for nearly thirty five years and whose credits include Hart of Dixie,
Parks and Recreation, Alien Nation, The World’s Fastest Indian, and Holes.
Inspired by his family’s heritage as part of the pioneer migration along the Oregon Trail, including a great-great-grandmother born in a covered wagon, Eric piled Joey, his trusty dog, into his car to trace his family history, experience first-hand what the pioneers must have seen during the Western Migration and learn the history of this amazing era: the American Indian Wars and tribal culture, the hardships of the wild west and friendships that formed because of the dangerous journey. The author’s journey and his research was transformed into THE LAST RIDE OF CALEB O’TOOLE, a unique adventure novel of America’s pioneer past. Visit
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1. Battle Cry
2. The Southpaw
3. Complete Works of William Shakespeare
4. Arthur Miller plays
5. Tennessee Williams plays
6. Tom Clancy
7. Leon Uris
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Advice for Aspiring Writers
1. Start with a good story
2. Write from your heart and your head.
3. Write every day you can
4. Persevere
5. Be open to changes as you write.
6. Listen to your story.
7. Research
Words I love
1. Overcome
2. Persevere
3. Triumph
4. Cherish
5. Love
6. Fight
7. Conquer
8. Learn
Foods I want to eat and not gain weight
1. Lobster mash potatoes
2. Unlimited buttered popcorn
3. Crab Cakes
Books or Plays that inspired me
1. A Man For All Seasons
2. A Streetcar Named Desire
3. The Lion In Winter
4. Richard III
5. Death of a Salesman
6. Call of the Wild
7. Battle Cry
8. The Southpaw
9. A Farewell to Arms
Pieces of advice I tell the “teen” in me.
1. Think before you speak
2. If you complain it’s hard, try harder
3. Control you temper
4. Overcome adversity and win
5. Jealousy is a worthless emotion
6. I don’t know EVERYTHING.
Favorite Places I’d like to visit.
1.Russia
2. Africa
3. Scuba in the Maldives
4. Motorcycle tour through the Alps
Favorite Cities
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2. New York
3. Chicago
4. Los Angeles
5. Florence
6. Washington DC
7. Stockholm
8. San Francisco
9. Seattle
10. Copenhagen
Pet Peeve
1. People who are talking or texting while trying to turn left at a light and I am behind them and can’t get them to get the heck off their phone and drive!
Giveaway Details
1 copy of The Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole
Open to US & Canada
Ends 11/7/13