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Legendary gunfighters come to life in this vivid look at eight of the most ornery guys and gals of the wild West. Here are the true stories of Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Belle Starr, Doc Holliday, Black Bart, and Joaquin Murietta--often a far cry from the glamorous tales they told about themselves to the newspapers.
Andrew Glass separates fact from fiction, and gives readers an overview of the rough and tumble days following the Civil War that produced these unlikely heroes. There's plenty of fun and mayhem in these larger-than-life characters, along with a good dose of the real history of an exciting period in the opening of the American West.
Andrew Glass separates fact from fiction, and gives readers an overview of the rough and tumble days following the Civil War that produced these unlikely heroes. There's plenty of fun and mayhem in these larger-than-life characters, along with a good dose of the real history of an exciting period in the opening of the American West.
From Publishers Weekly
The author of The Sweetwater Run rides onto familiar turf?the larger-than-life Wild West?with sharp-shootin' profiles of eight enticingly shady characters. Combining Texas-size doses of wit and the finesse of a seasoned storyteller, Glass explains that many of these legendary figures delighted in the exaggerated tales of their shoot-outs, swindlings and shameless thievery. Perhaps the most colorful portrait here is that of the tough-talking sure-shot and gambler Wild Bill Hickok, who always slept with his revolvers on and, as sheriff of Abilene, was known to offer troublemakers "a choice between the train out of town and the cemetery in the morning." The author laces his brief, biographical sketches with humorous tidbits: "Between jobs," Glass says, deadpan, "Jesse [James] sang in the choir at the Kearny Baptist Church." The wily highwayman Black Bart, the "scourge of Wells Fargo stagecoaches," planned and executed each robbery so carefully that he never had to fire a single shot during his entire career; and his much-dreaded "gang," who allegedly "backed him up," turned out to be painted broomsticks, strategically propped up. Two outlaw women also put in appearances?Calamity Jane and Belle Starr. The latter, after spending nine months in prison for stealing horses, invited all her pals from the jailhouse to come live with her (" 'I am a friend to any brave and gallant outlaw,' she proclaimed"). Glass's rough-hewn, grainy paintings serve up appropriately hyperbolic caricatures of these likable lawbreakers. When this kind of good writing happens to bad guys, even reluctant readers are sure to hightail it over to the bookshelf. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Very good start to get your facts straight
2011/8/21
形式:ハードカバー
If you want a good summary on the lives of a few desperados and gunslingers that became popular legends of the Wild West, then this book is a pretty good start. Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickock, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Black Bart, Belle Starr, and other legendary lives are explained and illustrated by Andrew Glass in this 48 pages book.
For its content, the author takes the time to explain how those gunslingers' lives were influenced by incidents from their lives that made them who they became, so that we can have a sense of empathy for them and understand why they did what they did, whether or not some readers will agree with this.
As for the illustrations, Andrew Glass's pastel drawings are lively and show both a portrait of the gunslinger/desperado, along with some of the incidents that occurred in the lives of those people.
As a side-note, I would have liked to see in the final pages a bibliography of all the books, documents and institutions that the author consulted or visited to make this book. That way, we could be certain that what Andrew Glass says is 100% straight-facts and it would be a good way for the readers of this book to have an idea of what other documents or institutions they could consult if they want to learn more about the Far West and its people.
For its content, the author takes the time to explain how those gunslingers' lives were influenced by incidents from their lives that made them who they became, so that we can have a sense of empathy for them and understand why they did what they did, whether or not some readers will agree with this.
As for the illustrations, Andrew Glass's pastel drawings are lively and show both a portrait of the gunslinger/desperado, along with some of the incidents that occurred in the lives of those people.
As a side-note, I would have liked to see in the final pages a bibliography of all the books, documents and institutions that the author consulted or visited to make this book. That way, we could be certain that what Andrew Glass says is 100% straight-facts and it would be a good way for the readers of this book to have an idea of what other documents or institutions they could consult if they want to learn more about the Far West and its people.
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REVISTING THE WILD WEST
2000/4/8
形式:ハードカバー
While waiting for a haircut in a barbershop along Route 66, the author read a Police Gazette story about Doc Holliday. Since this was the most memorable experience of his fourth grade year, he was inspired to share the excitement with young readers. The stories discuss such legendary Wild West figures as Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, and Joaquin Murietta. While Glass's narrative reveals that the true facts behind these stories were greatly enhanced by eastern newspapers, his illustrations are colorful and lively enough to perk up the legendary version. Young readers will probably enjoy this subject as much as Glass did when he was a boy. Their parents may be put off by the illustrations in an era when there is a heightened awareness of guns.
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