Jeff Broome is a philosophy professor at Arapahoe County Community College in Littleton, Colorado. When he’s not in the classroom, he’s researching and writing about the American Old West.
Broome was at the Ellis County Historical Society Museum Saturday to talk about General George Custer and the Indian Wars on the Great Plains.
He’s written two books, “Dog Soldier Justice,” and “Custer into the West,” which covers Custer’s time in Kansas, including Fort Hays, after the Civil War.
Now Broome is working on a new book about Wild Bill Hickock in Hays and his 1870 saloon brawl with troopers of the 7th Cavalry.
Prior to this presentation, Museum Executive Director Don Westfall read a proclamation by mayor Troy Hickman declaring December 1 as “Jeff Broome Day” in Hays.
Broome’s books are for sale at the museum.