Monday, November 17, 2014

A CHILDHOOD: The Biography of a Place by Harry Crews

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W hen Harry Crews died in 2012, Elaine Woo in the Los Angeles Times wrote, [t]he word ‘original’ only begins to describe Crews, whose...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER (Republic, 1940)

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S erials, sometimes called chapter plays or cliffhangers, were an early staple of movie production, even during the silent era.  And fr...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

FRED HARMAN: Cowboy Cartoonist

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L eslie Fred Harman (1902-1982) was an American artist and cartoonist best known for his creation of the Red Ryder comic strip.   The s...
Friday, October 10, 2014

THE BORDERLAND: A Novel of Texas by Edwin Shrake

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The Borderland is an old-fashioned, thoroughly researched, skillfully written, not to mention entertaining, historical novel set in Texas...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

THE BRANCH AND THE SCAFFOLD: A Novel of Judge Parker by Loren D. Estleman

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I stumbled onto Loren D. Estleman years ago when I checked out This Old Bill  from my local library. I had never heard of the author b...
Monday, September 29, 2014

MONEYBALL: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

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In honor of the MLB postseason, I am resurrecting a book review that I wrote back in 2009. I hardly know where to begin in attempt...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

I'M TALKIN' BASEBALL

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‘ T is the season!  No, not those seasons.  I’m talking about the MLB postseason.  I ’m not the fanatical fan (fan being derived fr...