Wildwood Boys: A Novel - Hardcover

Blake, James Carlos

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0380977494 ISBN 13: 9780380977499

Publisher: Avon Books, 2000

Synopsis

Set in the violent Kansas-Missouri border conflict of the Civil War, this novel, based on the brutal exploits of William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, follows the Kansas "redlegs" and the Missouri "bushwackers" as they wage guerrilla warfare across the territories. 20,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"One of the best and most original writers in America today."--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"Blake is a unique chronicler of hard lives in harder times."--"Rocky Mountain News"Ladies and gentlemen, the next Cormac McCarthy."-- "Texas Monthly""No one writes about blood and guts better than James Carlos Blake. He knows in his bones that violence is at the heart of our American history."-- "Washington Post Book World"

About the Author:

James Carlos Blake is the author of nine novels. Among his literary honors are the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Southwest Book Award, Quarterly West Novella Prize, and Chautauqua South Book Award. He lives in Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0380977494
• ISBN 13: 9780380977499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 369