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Desperadoes
A Novel
by Ron Hansen
ISBN: 0060976985
ISBN-13: 9780060976989
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In this historical novel of the Old West and what became of it, Emmet Dalton, the head of the gang of outlaws that robbed banks and trains in Kansas and Oklahoma in the 1890s, gives us his own account of the events that led to his career as an outlaw and his eventual capture at the ill-fated Coffeyville raid, of which he was the sole survivor. We learn of the transformations of frontier society from the direction of Dalton's own later career-which included real estate development and film production in California.
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"There's nothing tentative about 'Desperadoes'. The writing is so accomplished and the book has such an authoritative tone that one finds it difficult to think of this as a first novel." -- Jerome Charyn
-- New York Times Book Review
"This is Mr. Hansen's first novel, and he is a writer of considerable talent. He makes his not so distant period and his squalid scene of hard-scrabble farms and muddy roads and one-horse towns and cowlicked, big-eared farm-boy badmen brilliantly alive."
-- New Yorker
"Hansen is out to dazzle and he does." -- Tony Schwartz
-- Newsweek
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Perennial
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.5 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.5 pounds
Pages: 273
Publisher's Notes
At age 65, Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the infamous Dalton gang makes a living by selling his outrageous adventure stories to Hollywood. Desperadoesdetails his memories of the murders, bootlegging and thievery he and his posse committed. The grit and excitement of these violent times are expertly evoked by the sharp pen and authentic voice of HarperCollins'bestselling author Ron Hansen.
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Harper Perennial, 1997-02-26. Paperback. Very Good. Tight Binding, No Spine Creases, No Writing, Minor Cover and Edge Wear. ( more information) Offered by Vision Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Perennial, 1997. Very tight copy, clean pages, no tears or creases, bright covers have light wear, no tears or creases, very tight spine, pages and covers.. Soft Cover. Fine Reader's Copy. ( more information) Offered by Deer Run Books (United States)
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