In his books, “Last Old Bear” and “Orphans Afield,” Hamilton author Jim Eidson creates the world of the mid-19 th to early 20 th century in central Texas.
His books are fiction rooted in history, and while he is not a character in his own works, he lurks on each page as he shares the stories that formed him.
“I torture my characters,” he says with a chuckle. “Somebody’s gonna die, and somebody’s gon…
