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Synopsis
John Bernard Books is the only surviving top gunfighter in a vanishing American West. He rides into El Paso in the year 1901, on the day of Queen Victoria's demise, there to be told by a doctor that he has a terminal illness. As word spreads that the famous assassin has reached the end, an assortment of vultures gather to feast upon his corpse - among them a gambler, a rustler, an undertaker, an old love, a reporter; even a boy. Books outwits them all, however, by selecting the where, when, and manner of his death. The climactic gunfight is one of the finest examples of muscular prose ever written. Now remembered only as John Wayne's last movie, The Shootist deserves to be re-discovered as a masterful example of a now rather overlooked genre, and can be compared to other classic western novels such as Shane or The Ox Box Incident.
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Review
This is definitely more than a Western; the characterization is flawless, the plot absorbing and convincing. Library Journal --Barbara Branstad"Library Journal" (03/02/2011)"
A classic an incredible tale about an incredible man by an incredible author. . . . It s a fascinating tale, and once started, is difficult to leave until the final sentence has been absorbed. Arizona Republic--Robert Shotwell"Arizona Republic" (03/02/2011)"
"This is definitely more than a Western; the characterization is flawless, the plot absorbing and convincing."--Library Journal --Barbara Branstad"Library Journal" (03/02/2011)
"A classic--an incredible tale about an incredible man by an incredible author. . . . It's a fascinating tale, and once started, is difficult to leave until the final sentence has been absorbed."--Arizona Republic--Robert Shotwell"Arizona Republic" (03/02/2011)
-This is definitely more than a Western; the characterization is flawless, the plot absorbing and convincing.---Library Journal --Barbara Branstad-Library Journal- (03/02/2011)
-A classic--an incredible tale about an incredible man by an incredible author. . . . It's a fascinating tale, and once started, is difficult to leave until the final sentence has been absorbed.---Arizona Republic--Robert Shotwell-Arizona Republic- (03/02/2011)
About the Author
A prolific writer in multiple genres, Glendon Swarthout (1918–92) won the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Western Writers of America and is now in their Hall of Fame. His novels include The Homesman and The Old Colts. Miles Swarthout is the author of The Sergeant’s Lady and the editor of Glendon Swarthout’s short story collection, Easterns and Westerns. He is also a screenwriter who adapted his father’s book for the movie The Shootist.
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- PublisherCenter Point Large Print
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1585477710
- ISBN 13 9781585477715
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages206
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