A Breed Apart: A Novel of Wild Bill Hickok [Large Print]

by Max McCoy

Book Overview

History remembers him as Wild Bill, but he was born James Butler Hickok, a young man who forged his future as a scout on the plains, and as a Union Spy during the Civil War. But it was on one... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585479594
• ISBN13: 9781585479597
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Center Point
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Read this novel with your back to the wall

This is a weird, rich, and compelling take on the Wild Bill myth. It is one in which "time seem[s] unreal, as if each moment hung in the air far too long before fading reluctantly into the next." The plot gallops from tragedy to betrayal, morphing from one Hickokian nightmare to the next. The novel bristles with foreplay and gun play, all circling around a Civil War battle that rivals Stephen Crane for detail and dialogue, and beats him completely in eeriness. The language is so crisp and the description so vivid that when the narrator declares "the Ozarks is a savage little nation all by itself" the reader may find himself looking over his shoulder. Read this novel straight through the first time to get the jolt of excitement, then go back to the beginning and read it again to savor the art.