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If you've read any W.E.B. Griffin, you should know he Died: February 12, 2019, Daphne, AL. A great author. A very prolific author. May he rest in peace.

I've read all of his "The Corps" series except maybe the last one. Just can't remember. I do recall having a difficult time finding it at the library. Just picked this up on Thursday at the library. There are eight books in the series. This is number one.
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jerryd6818 wrote:If you've read any W.E.B. Griffin, you should know he Died: February 12, 2019, Daphne, AL. A great author. A very prolific author. May he rest in peace.
Did not catch that! I'm surprised no word appeared on any of the newsfeeds I check when it happened... ::hmm:: A shame, RIP to a great writer. His book "Double Agents" is sitting on my table next in line after I get through the 1100 page boat anchor that is my current literary pursuit.
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jerryd6818 wrote:If you've read any W.E.B. Griffin, you should know he Died: February 12, 2019, Daphne, AL. A great author. A very prolific author. May he rest in peace.

I've read all of his "The Corps" series except maybe the last one. Just can't remember. I do recall having a difficult time finding it at the library. Just picked this up on Thursday at the library. There are eight books in the series. This is number one.
I've read about all of his works, the brotherhood of war series and the corps series several times. He enjoyed a long and prolific life and brought a lot of enjoyment to his fans. RIP sir. I'm a fixing to start this'un.
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Just received the latest John Sandford book. Neon Prey
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Steve, that’s one of the best books I’ve read. It’s history but reads like a novel. Helps you understand the real story about the American Indian and settling of the frontier, not the revisionist history being fed to us nowadays. The Comanche were bad*ss -they ran off every other Indian tribe in their territory, including the Apache. The story of Quanah Parker is fascinating,

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Hey, Ken.
'Bout a third through it. A fascinating read that I am really enjoying. Hard to imagine having to face them.
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I finally found a copy of Somerset Maugham’s ‘The Razor’s Edge’. I’d post the cover but mine is a 1944 edition and has long since lost its dust cover. The hardcover that’s left is plain black.
I pretty well wore out my very old paperback and then lost it anyway.

This is one of my favourite books. The two movie versions left me cold, but I reread it every chance I get.
It’s a good look at the period following the first war. The story is told from the first person, and seems to be a fictionalization of a real life. The author does at one point have a character refer to him by his real name. He only acts as an observer though, and the characters move the story.
I won’t try to do a proper book report here, but I will say that the main character may have been the first hippy! It’s a very good story. Try it.
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zoogirl, Good for you. The Razor's Edge had a profound impact on me as a young man. Have read it several times. The most recent movie version with Bill Murray was a disaster. The original with Ann Baxter and Tyrone power had scenes that I liked very much. Anyway, I have always considered the author Somerset Maugham a great storyteller. Many of his stories were made into movies with greater or lesser success.
Those were mostly made at a time when Hollywood favored scripts with ideas rather than explosions.
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...."battleship at war" by ivan musicant!!............... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..........
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...."battleship at war" by ivan musicant!!............... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..........
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Steve, that’s a pretty rough bunch listed there. Most of them met their demise or were captured by Texas Rangers (a pretty rough bunch themselves). Not many people know that Wild Bill Longley is a direct ancestor of former Dallas Cowboy QB Clint Longley, quite a wild character himself.

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Mumbleypeg wrote:Steve, that’s a pretty rough bunch listed there. Most of them met their demise or were captured by Texas Rangers (a pretty rough bunch themselves). Not many people know that Wild Bill Longley is a direct ancestor of former Dallas Cowboy QB Clint Longley, quite a wild character himself.

Ken
Coincidentally reading Wild Bill's chapter now.
After reading about the outlaws, I'd like to delve into the law men, specifically the Rangers. Any reading recommendations?

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Did a quick search on Clint. After a sucker punch on Staubach, it's no wonder the Cowboys let him go.
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Steve Warden wrote:
Mumbleypeg wrote:Steve, that’s a pretty rough bunch listed there. Most of them met their demise or were captured by Texas Rangers (a pretty rough bunch themselves). Not many people know that Wild Bill Longley is a direct ancestor of former Dallas Cowboy QB Clint Longley, quite a wild character himself.

Ken
Coincidentally reading Wild Bill's chapter now.
After reading about the outlaws, I'd like to delve into the law men, specifically the Rangers. Any reading recommendations?

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Did a quick search on Clint. After a sucker punch on Staubach, it's no wonder the Cowboys let him go.
Being somewhat of a Texas history nut, I have numerous books about the Rangers. There are newer ones available but my favorite by far is one of the classics, The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense by Walter Prescott Webb. Reads like fiction but it’s history (you just can’t make this stuff up). :lol: Some of the best stories you’ll ever read. Covers the Rangers from their inception by Stephen F. Austin through the killing of Bonnie and Clyde. Includes some first-hand accounts as recounted by the participants themselves. First published in 1935 - never been out of print since.

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Thanks Ken.
I'll see if I can find a copy.
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Steve Warden wrote:Thanks Ken.
I'll see if I can find a copy.
Here’s a pretty good deal. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Search ... prevpage=2 Scroll through a ways and you can find a hardback version of the original edition for a few bucks more, if that is of interest.

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Mumbleypeg wrote:
Steve Warden wrote:
Mumbleypeg wrote:Steve, that’s a pretty rough bunch listed there. Most of them met their demise or were captured by Texas Rangers (a pretty rough bunch themselves). Not many people know that Wild Bill Longley is a direct ancestor of former Dallas Cowboy QB Clint Longley, quite a wild character himself.

Ken
Coincidentally reading Wild Bill's chapter now.
After reading about the outlaws, I'd like to delve into the law men, specifically the Rangers. Any reading recommendations?

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Did a quick search on Clint. After a sucker punch on Staubach, it's no wonder the Cowboys let him go.
Being somewhat of a Texas history nut, I have numerous books about the Rangers. There are newer ones available but my favorite by far is one of the classics, The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense by Walter Prescott Webb. Reads like fiction but it’s history (you just can’t make this stuff up). :lol: Some of the best stories you’ll ever read. Covers the Rangers from their inception by Stephen F. Austin through the killing of Bonnie and Clyde. Includes some first-hand accounts as recounted by the participants themselves. First published in 1935 - never been out of print since.

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I have it and have read it Ken. Great reading. ::nod::
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I realize this is about books, but I thought some of you would be interested in a recent Kevin Costner movie on Netflix, The Highwaymen. It tells the true story of Hammer and his partner who tracked down Bonnie and Clyde. In the Hollywood Bonnie and Clyde Hammer was presented as kind of a dunce. The reality is quite different. The success of Hammer led to the reactivation of the Texas Rangers who had been disbanded by the governor of Texas.
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QS, Hamer was really an amazing lawman. I've read a couple of books on him and several on Bonnie and Clyde. When I was about 12 I got to meet Floyd Hamilton who ran with them for a while. Desperate era. ::nod::
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Quick Steel wrote:I realize this is about books, but I thought some of you would be interested in a recent Kevin Costner movie on Netflix, The Highwaymen. It tells the true story of Hammer and his partner who tracked down Bonnie and Clyde. In the Hollywood Bonnie and Clyde Hammer was presented as kind of a dunce. The reality is quite different. The success of Hammer led to the reactivation of the Texas Rangers who had been disbanded by the governor of Texas.
The Hollywood version starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway was typical Hollywood. Nothing much about it was true aside from the names of the characters. Since this is a thread about books, here’s a recent one about the aforementioned Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, including his hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. As I understand it this book was one of the resources used in writing the screenplay for the Costner movie.

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Reading a whodunit by Owen Parry, Rebels of Babylon, set in New Orleans during the civil war. The detective is a married Union major who is of Welsh descent and Christian, injured at Bull Run and is now doing special projects for the federal government.
There are five novels in the series. The author also writes under the name of Ralph Peters and under this name he writes historical fiction set in the American Civil War. Good stuff if the CW is of interest.
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I'm currently about half way through Ranch life and the hunting trail, by Theodore Roosevelt ( for the 3rd time) Highly recommended.
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So far it's been very interesting.
It goes way back to the late 1400s, early 1500s when Columbus and the Spanish brought cattle and horses to the new world.
Reading about the cattle drives of the 1800s now. Seems the drives out of Texas north and east to Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana overshadow the drives out to California. Those were larger and, of course, much longer.
A good read if you're into cowboy history.
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