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Post by shatonska on Mar 28, 2006 13:09:32 GMT -6
i have more than 800 western novels , my first five autors are
!)ernest haycox
2)w.d.overholser
3) gordon shirrefs
4)frank gruber
5)louis l'hamour
difficult , other could join the list , forrest carter , foreman , lehman , clay fisher
yours ?
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Post by Tricia on Mar 28, 2006 13:39:36 GMT -6
Sha--
Many would add Charles Portis' True Grit to that list, even though his production was less than many Western writers. Many "experts" do not hesitate to call True Grit the greatest Western ever penned. Forrest Carter comes with some pretty severe negatives ... which I think may have caused many to recalculate the brilliance of The Education Of Little Tree.
Regards,
Leyton McLean
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Post by shatonska on Mar 28, 2006 13:55:19 GMT -6
you must consider that i can rely on the novels that came out in the 60ies and 70ies here in italy, from those years there is no market anymore here , only used books, i don't know the writer of true grit (great movie) , i konw carter only for the few novels i have , i don't know nothing about him
a great one that i forgot is Elmore leonard
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Post by bubbabod on May 20, 2006 20:14:36 GMT -6
I have mentioned several times my alltime favorite is Terry C. Johnston. His "Plainsman" series is my favorite.
Since Terry's death I discovered Frederick Chiaventone. When I say I discovered Fred, I was lucky enough to be seated next to him during a dinner at the Bozeman Trail/Ft. Phil Kearny Days in 2001. Didn't even know who he was, never heard of him. Our table had a fascinating discussion with him. Since then I have read his two novels, Moon of Bitter Cold and A Road We Do Not Know, both excellent.
Years ago I read two or three western novels by an author named Fred Grove. Outstanding also.
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Post by El Crab on May 20, 2006 20:39:04 GMT -6
I really don't read much fiction anymore, so I really can't say. But if I do, Elmore Leonard will be at the top of the priority list. The movie version of "Out of Sight" is tied for second on my favorites list, and I also really enjoyed "Jackie Brown" as well.
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Post by bubbabod on May 21, 2006 8:09:53 GMT -6
Crab, was "Jackie Brown" with Custer?
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Post by El Crab on May 22, 2006 1:36:30 GMT -6
Crab, was "Jackie Brown" with Custer? No, I don't believe she was. She hung out with Ray Nicolette, Max Cherry and Ordell Robbie. None of them served in any capacity with Custer. |
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Post by elisabeth on May 22, 2006 6:56:24 GMT -6
Does anybody else enjoy Will James? Probably long out of print by now; and kids' books, really; but the flavour is great. Plus you get all sorts of handy bits of Western lore, such as how to hobble a horse or how to deal with a rattlesnake -- not really essential knowledge for someone living in an English seaside town(!), but nice to have none the less ...
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