Books by James L. Smith

Ideas That Shape a Nation
A supplemental textbook for high school students in U.S. history and government classes. The book was published as a paperback edition in 2000 and will soon be available as an iBook for iPad.


Catherine's Son
A fictionalized account of the life of Henry McCarty, telling the [possibly] true story of his life during the years before he became known as the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid.


Skipper Hall
A first-person narrative of the life of Bryan "Skipper" Hall, a Methodist Minister in New Mexico for almost fifty years. Skipper Hall was born in 1896 and died in 1989, leaving behind several generations of church goers influenced by his humanitarianism and good will.

Flash Back
A baby boomer's guide to talking about something other than declining health and how the world is going to hell.


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