Journal of the Gun Years

Journal of the Gun Years
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مشارکت: عنوان و توضیح کوتاه هر کتاب را ترجمه کنید این ترجمه بعد از تایید با نام شما در سایت نمایش داده خواهد شد.
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فرمت کتاب

audiobook

تاریخ انتشار

2010

نویسنده

Stefan Rudnicki

شابک

9781481569699
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  • نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی

AudioFile Magazine
Clay Hauser tells his own story from the entries he keeps in his journal. Starting with his experiences as a frightened young soldier in the Civil War, he also describes his life as an outlaw and then a town marshal. The story ends with his untimely demise in a small Western mining town. In addition to keeping pace with the action and violence, Stefan Rudnicki uses his warm, rich voice to differentiate the voices of Clay and his friend, a journalist who provides background details for Clay's story. This tightly crafted account of a legendary shooter is equally a cautionary tale on the price of fame. Rudnicki's outstanding presentation will engage listeners. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Publisher's Weekly

December 2, 1991
This nicely executed western takes the form of annotated diaries by legendary gunfighter Clay Halser, first met as a minor hero in the Civil War. The taste of excitement sours upon Halser's return to his bucolic home town, and he is forced to leave in haste after an argument over cards leads to a shooting. In the charming, picaresque tale that follows, Halser plays virtually every archetypal role the Old West has to offer: barman in a cow-town; shotgun-rider on an often-robbed stagecoach; hostler under a sadistic Prussian overseer; unwilling but effective--and ruthless--desperado; no-nonsense, much-beleaguered lawman; and, finally, burnt-out gambler. As Halser moves from one familiar Western town to another, and from one corpse to many, his legend grows. Dime-novels and newspaper articles are written about him, children idolize him, young men challenge him and he begins to rely on his legend to define his identity. Carefully structured set pieces clearly trace Halser's emotional evolution, as he slowly degenerates into a paranoid mess, short-tempered and murderous. The author, who wrote a number of original Twilight Zone episodes, gives his story a credibility and honesty unusual in the genre.




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