tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post8551983535435412860..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: The Guns of MacCameron - William HopsonJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-71460633328288557992017-11-12T17:54:40.925-06:002017-11-12T17:54:40.925-06:00I happen to have FARGO by Parsons and THE RUTHLESS...I happen to have FARGO by Parsons and THE RUTHLESS GUN by Lewellen in the stack of books by my computer that I intend to get to Real Soon Now.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-39013735767695516012017-11-12T15:31:43.449-06:002017-11-12T15:31:43.449-06:00Like Mr. reasoner I try a personal list of prefere...Like Mr. reasoner I try a personal list of preferences about western novels, in a random order.<br />SHANE, Jack Schaefer<br />THE COWBOY AND THE COSSACK, Clair Huffaker<br />WARLOCK, Oakley Hall<br />THE SEARCHERS and UNFORGIVEN, Alan Le may<br />PLUMB DRILLIN', David Case<br />FARGO, Elmer Parsons<br />COMANCHE MOON, William R. Cox<br />GORDON D. SHIRREFFS and WILL HENRY/CLAY FISHER, most of the titles<br />THE STAR IN THEIR COURSES, Harry Brown<br />WARHORSE, John M. Cunningham<br />TIE MY BONES ON HER BACK, Robert F. Jones<br />BLOOD MERIDIAN, Cormac Mc carthy<br />Last but not least the one I consider a forgotten masterpiece: THE RUTHLESS GUN, T.C. Lewellen<br />As for the William L. Hopson novels I quote what Jeff Banks said in 20th Century Western Writers:<br />"Reading Hopson is like panning for gold. The prospector is usually all wet and goes for long period without discovering anything worthwhile, but when he does there is genuine cause for celebration". A title for all: Cry Viva!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-42501413831935601372017-11-11T14:24:04.961-06:002017-11-11T14:24:04.961-06:00GUNFIGHTER'S PAY by William Hopson. (See, what...GUNFIGHTER'S PAY by William Hopson. (See, what did I tell you?)James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-26168016494930343602017-11-11T14:23:26.618-06:002017-11-11T14:23:26.618-06:00Oh, and BARB WIRE by Walt Coburn. THE NAME'S B...Oh, and BARB WIRE by Walt Coburn. THE NAME'S BUCHANAN by Jonas Ward (William Ard). THE MAN FROM DEL RIO by Jack Slade (Peter McCurtin, in this case). Any of the Fargo series by John Benteen (Ben Haas). RENDEZVOUS AT QUITO by Jackson Cole (a never reprinted Jim Hatfield novel from the pulp TEXAS RANGERS, written by Peter Germano). SADDLE THE STORM by Harry Whittingon. This could go on all day . . .James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-3314393983464774302017-11-11T14:16:55.327-06:002017-11-11T14:16:55.327-06:00There are just too many I've enjoyed over the ...There are just too many I've enjoyed over the years! I'll name a few off the top of my head:<br /><br />SHANE, Jack Schaefer<br />THE COWBOY AND THE COSSACK, Clair Huffaker<br />TO TAME A LAND, Louis L'Amour<br />FLINT, Louis L'Amour<br />PISTOL PASSPORT, Eugene Cunningham<br />BOLD RIDER, Luke Short<br />HOPALONG CASSIDY, Clarence E. Mulford<br />DESERT GOLD, Zane Grey<br />TWENTY NOTCHES, Max Brand<br />HONOR AT DAYBREAK, Elmer Kelton<br /><br />That's ten, but if I came up with ten tomorrow, I'm sure some of them would be different. I don't claim any of these are the "best", just books that I really enjoyed and in some cases remember vividly decades after reading them.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-45639347244541542032017-11-11T09:31:21.401-06:002017-11-11T09:31:21.401-06:00I agree. I would love to see your top 10 or 20I agree. I would love to see your top 10 or 20Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490892041502069648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-35774765387571668502017-11-10T21:32:54.215-06:002017-11-10T21:32:54.215-06:00You may have already done something like this, but...You may have already done something like this, but I would sure be interested in seeing a post from you about, say, the top ten or twenty western novels that you've read. I'm always looking for recommendations for good books and certainly trust your instincts on it.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-74434722008855539002017-11-10T08:04:35.611-06:002017-11-10T08:04:35.611-06:00Very apt assessment of Hopson. Showed some promise...Very apt assessment of Hopson. Showed some promise but never scaled the heightsDannoreply@blogger.com