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Title: Josey Wales: Two Westerns: Gone to Texas/the Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales by Forrest Carter, Lawrence Clayton ISBN: 0-8263-1168-7 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: November, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.35 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Half a Review...
Comment: To start off with, the author's real name is: Asa Earl Carter. Carter was known to be a racist. He was with George Wallace and left him when Wallace began to change his views. He wrote "Outlaw Josey Wales" (It's first title was: 'The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales,") and was printed by an obscure publisher in Alabama. He sent a copy to Clint Eastwood, hoping that he might be interested in securing the film rights. What happened was that producer Robert Daley got it instead and then one weekend, having nothing to read, he saw Carter's book and decided to read it. He read it in one sitting. Then Eastwood read it. They met Carter to negotiate the rights. Carter showed up to the meeting drunk.
Despite Carter's myriad of character flaws, this can be certainly said: the man could write. "Outlaw Josey Wales" is one of the best westerns I've ever read. It's a fast moving tale, packed with action and incident. The movie follows the story quite faithfully (though the timeline is compressed) and Eastwood made at least my favorite of all of his westerns (yes, I think it's better than "Unforgiven).
Back to the book. I can't speak for the politics of the book. Yes, if you're aren't a fan of big government, I suppose this book will speak to you. But if you've ever lost all that mattered to you, if you've been left with nothing, then this book will speak to you. That's where the book's genius truly lies. It struck a universal note, not just some political rambling. That's why I think Mr. Daley and Eastwood were so taken with it. When the book begins, Josey has nothing to live for and thus lives a life of vengeance; but as the book ends, he truly has something to live for, and he sees how hollow vengeance truly is.
A great western. A great book.
How the heck did Carter do it?
Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderful Western!
Comment: If you enjoyed Robert Parker's multi-genre work in Gunslinger's Rhapsody, you will apreciate this fine novel. Carter uses a traditional approach with the classic recipe, but his narrative is powerful and authentic. The dialogue nearly jumps from the pages. While Clint Eastwood is a very talented actor, you will soon envision an entirely different man when you dig into these novels!
Rating: 5
Summary: Like the movie, love the book
Comment: And I thought the movie was good. This is one of those books that I picked up because I enjoyed the movie so much. While the movie was very good at accurately tracking the story as told in the book, the book adds so much to the necessarily limited scope of the movie. In addition to this expansion, you get the sequel in the form of the "Vengeance Trail." Certainly any fan of the movie didn't really expect Josey to sit back and quietly grow old on that Texas ranch. Well neither did the author. In the "Vengeance Trail, Josey faces new adversaries even more brutal than those in the first book. Not to worry though, Josey finds himself up to the task, but even so, he gets some help from a very unexpected ally. Bottom line, if you like westerns, you'll love this book.
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Title: Watch for Me on the Mountain by Forrest Carter ISBN: 0385300824 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter, Rennard Strickland ISBN: 0826328091 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:The Outlaw Josey Wales ASIN: B00005NTNW Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 20 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.99 |
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Title: Monte Walsh by Jack Warner Schaefer ISBN: 0803291213 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla by Albert E. Castel, Thomas Goodrich ISBN: 081171506X Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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