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Ballycastle Publishing Company was founded in 1995 and the book that put us on the map was titled A TRAIL IS NEVER COLD, The Life And Times of Sheriff Jess Sweeten.

Although self published I think this book has survived the test of time and will "more-than-likely" be one you'll enjoy. It was my first attempt at writing and hopefully I'll get better as time goes by.

If Judge Roy Bean was "The Law West of The Pecos," Jess Sweeten was the "Law East of The Trinity."

In 1932 Jess Sweeten was a 25, year-old unknown East Texas sheriff, but within four short years he was the most famous sheriff in the world. His exploits have been reported in almost every major newspaper and magazine in the world.

In his amazing career as a lawman Sheriff Jess Sweeten solved two mass-murder cases at the same time-sixteen "run-of-the-mill" murder cases, over two thousand felonies, survived eleven gun battles, five assassination attempts, three car wrecks, one running gun battle with the "Dallas Kid," over 150 bare-knuckle fist fights, then left office with no unsolved cases pending.

For more on Jess Sweeten, feel free to look around; and be sure to tell your friends. And when you visit Texas be sure to spend a little time in Athens, the town where the hamburger was really invented. This part of Texas is the most beautiful in the state.