David Lambert Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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I make figure drawings and talk incessantly about minutiae related to the Old West and Western films. https://t.co/2Sw9OBuoef
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E. S. CarterDavid Lambert"God, this has so much soul to it that it's really one of the nicest things I've read." -Clint Eastwood on Asa Carter's novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales Attached are excerpts from Carter's two Josey Wales novels: https://t.co/qkUT1Vanao
Paperback, 2019
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Ma'am Jones of the Pecos
Eve BallDavid LambertPat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer Ma'am Jones of the Pecos (1969) written by Eve Ball https://t.co/0B7L3G9xV2
Paperback, 1999
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Dramatic Works of John Ford: 2
John FordDavid Lambert@KevinMale5 @rickburin The source is the original novel/magazine story from 1913. It was directly adapted 5 times, the 2 silent versions are now considered lost. The 1929, 1936 & 1948 versions are all great & well worth seeing. When the John Ford version is the weakest you know you have some good films
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The Shootist
Glendon SwarthoutDavid Lambert@Bonesdrawstuff Charles Neider's The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones (I can send you a digital copy), Pete Dexter's Deadwood, Michael Ondaatje's The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, Ron Hansen's Desperados/The Assassination of Jesse James & Glendon Swarthout's The Shootist...
Paperback, 2011
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Warlock
Oakley HallDavid Lambert@Bonesdrawstuff And, of course, the acknowledged classics like Thomas Berger's Little Big Man (don't let the film give you the wrong impression) Jack Schaefer's Shane, Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, Oakley Hall's Warlock. I've never finished a Louis L'Amour or a Zane Grey
Paperback, 2005
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains
Owen WisterDavid LambertOne of the black eyes of the Western genre is that so much of its tropes & themes originate with Owen Wister's 1902 novel The Virginian, which is a decent read & also a deeply evil apologia for lynching (though it draws the line at lynching a man for his race)... https://t.co/lEI6KXahXX
Paperback, 1988
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Appaloosa
Robert B. ParkerDavid Lambert@Mongo4570 @wildwestxtra I'd also recommend the novel by Jack Schaefer (author of Shane), which is pretty different from both films. Robert B. Parker (author of Appaloosa) was a writer on the Selleck film & he claimed it was going to stick closer to the novel, but it was just a remake of the 70s film.
Paperback, 2010
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The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
Michael OndaatjeDavid Lambert@jamie_uhler @ThatDonLewis If someone wants to read a Western that I do believe might have directly influenced McCarthy's Blood Meridian, then they might consider checking out Michael Ondaatje's The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, which is a mix of harsh violence & surreal poetic imagery...
Paperback, 1996
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Shane
Jack SchaeferDavid Lambert@Mongo4570 @wildwestxtra I'd also recommend the novel by Jack Schaefer (author of Shane), which is pretty different from both films. Robert B. Parker (author of Appaloosa) was a writer on the Selleck film & he claimed it was going to stick closer to the novel, but it was just a remake of the 70s film.
Paperback, 2014
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
Cormac McCarthyDavid LambertCormac McCarthy is writing the Blood Meridian adaptation himself. https://t.co/JyqrQtvkY4 https://t.co/acSy7O50v2
Paperback, 1992
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