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SHREVEPORT — Former Shreveport Times reporter and author of The Legend Of The Duck Commander, a native of Vivian, Louisiana, is headed home to Shreveport for his first book signings on July 28-29. James F. Robertson, the author, is a brother to Phil Robertson, star of the famous Duck Dynasty show that is in its second season. The author is a veteran writer, who has been a journalist for more than a half century and even spent a couple years writing for the Shreveport Times. He has written for small town and metropolitan newspapers, trade publications with international circulations and corporate magazines. The author is one of seven Robertson siblings who lived in the three-room log cabin that was built in 1928. The house now stands on Nathan and Becky Hale’s place located on 8441 Hosston Road. Nathan Hale is a first cousin to the author. The small log cabin was believed to have been built by Olin Waters and was owned by the author’s Aunt Myrtle Gault who allowed the family to live there for four years. In later years Palmer Lee purchased the property and moved the log cabin to the back pasture to be used as a barn for many years. Then Mr. Lee’s grandson, Randy Wilson, Jr. bought the property and was go-ing to tear it down and make it into a new barn. Then Nathan Hale asked him for the barn and he moved it over to his place to be restored by Eddie Sheppard, a well known builder and his crew along with Hale fam-ily friend Jessie Heard who restored the home to almost its original condition except for the shed room and the fire place that had been taken off years earlier. The Duck Commander, Phil Robertson, currently lives in West Monroe, with his wife Kay, who is a native of Ida, Loui-siana. Their son, Alan Robertson, is the pulpit minister for the White’s Ferry Road church of Christ, where his father, Phil, serves as one of seven elders. The author, James F. Robertson, is presently writing books. He lives outside Elgin, Texas, with his wife Connie, a horse named Rainmaker, a donkey, a dog and two cats. The first book signing will be held on the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum located at 3015 Greenwood Road on July 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Along with Robertson, nine other local au-thors will also be signing books, including Loice Kendrick- Lacy, Mayor George Dement, John Prime, Shelley Wise, Jerry Wray, Jasmine Morelock-Field, Gypsy Damaris Boston, Larry LaBorde, Sarah Hudson Pierce The Vivian signing will be in the old log house situated at Nathan and Becky Hale’s house at 8441 Hosston Road near Viv-ian on July 29 from 2-3 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. The cost for the book is $20.00.

Duck Dynasty Author Holds Book Signings With Ten Other Local Authors At The Louisiana State Exhibit Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWHAT: Book signingWHEN: July 28-29WHERE: Louisiana State Exhibit Museum located at 3015 Greenwood Road on July 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 8441 Hosston Road near Vivian on July 29 from 2-3 p.m.HOST: Sarah Hudson-Pierce, PublicistCONTACT: 318-996-0744

Phil Robertson

James F. Robertson

Photo Courtesy of Perry L. Pierce

The Duck Commander’s Home On Hosston Road Near Vivian, Louisiana Nathan Hale is a first cousin of Phil and James Robertson. Nathan and his wife Becky saw the value of this primitive log house, built in 1928, before the Duck Dynasty hit national television

Photo Courtesy of Perry L. PierceThis is Becky’s favorite room, the kitchen, in its current condition.

The Duck Commander, Phil Robertson, currently lives in West Monroe, with his wife Kay, who is a native of Ida, Louisiana. They are the parents of four children. Phil is one of seven elders for the Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ where his son Alan Robertson is the pulpit minister.

Life Was Always Getting In The Way of Phil Robertson’s Passion For Duck Hunting

(from the book jacket) “An NFL bound quarterback, Phil made his mark on Louisiana Tech University in the 1960’s by playing football and completing his college career with a master’s degree in English. But Phil’s eyes were not always on his books or the ball; too often they were looking to the sky. Phil grew up with the dream of living the simple life off the land like his forbears, but he soon found himself on a path to self-destruc-tion, leasing a bar, drinking all the time, fighting and wasting his talents He almost lost it all until he gave his life to God. And with that everything changed. Read this remarkable story of one man who followed the call he received from God and soon after invented a duck call that would begin an incredible journey to the life he had always dreamed of for himself and his family. Phil Robertson’s love for his country, and family, and his Maker are the ingredients that have provided him the ‘good life.’ And new chapters are still being written.”