“This beautifully illustrated chapter book takes young readers to Wyoming in the 1800s and tells the story of a mule named Wild Bill, who was given that name for good reason. Stubborn as a mule. Wild Bill learns the ropes of being a pack mule the hard way.
It’s a story about patience and determination, and how learning to work together can produce positive results, a good message for kids to hear!”

“During my seventeen-year association with the F.E. Warren Museum in Cheyenne, WY, first as an employee, then as a volunteer and former board member, I thought I knew everything about the history of Fort D. A. Russell and Camp Carlin. After all, I’m the history guy, a published author and speaker. I helped the museum win the very first of many Air Force Space Command Museum of the Year awards.
Then Deb Freeman schooled me on the life of a Camp Carlin pack mule, taught me new technical words, and introduced me to the fact there really was a mule named Wild Bill at Camp Carlin.
Deb does a masterful job telling a story of real places and events, with well-placed words on colorful and fun illustrations. I’m definitely recommending to the museum board at F. E. Warren Air Force Base that we carry this book!
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“This book is another fun and well written story from Debbie Freeman about Wild Bill, the pack mule! Young readers will learn historical information about places in Wyoming, as well as facts about pack mules and how important they were for hauling goods in the Old West.”

“Love the story! Appreciate all the historical fact woven in and that Deb included a historical time line!”