The Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun

by Aaron Latham

Book Overview

The cowboy is the American knight, so it would follow that tales of knighthood can provide the inspiration for stories about cowboys and the basis for this grand and dazzlingly innovative epic of the old American West by the celebrated author and screenwriter of Urban Cowboy.Inspired by Sir Percival's great quest for the Holy Grail, Aaron Latham has crafted a classic adventure story set among the tumbleweeds of the American West at the twilight of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743228537
• ISBN13: 9780743228534
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Truly A Western Read!

We are introduced in the beginning of this read to Revelie Goodnight and her 17 year old son Percy. Revelie is the widow of cattle baron Jimmy Goodnight from Texas. Revelie, now residing in Boston is trying desperately to raise her son as a proper gentleman, when news hits that her lover Jack has been shot. Revelie and her son travel back to Texas and the ranch that her son now owns. Hiding, not just from the law, but from her past, this trip has many misgivings for Revelie. During this trip Percy exercises for the first time his manhood when he meets Jesse, a young woman his mother does not approve of, and to the dismay of his mother continues this action throughout the read. I must admit Percy's disrespect for his mother frayed my nerves to some degree, and I certainly hope in future stories he returns to being more respectful. Upon arriving in Texas, they find that Jimmy Goodnight's tombstone has been stolen and with it the axe that made him a Texas legend. Percy, or Pyg as he is now named, heads off with his loyal cowboys to find it so he may see if he can pull the ax from the stone, truly making him his father's son. Our story now begins as we are taken across the land with this pack of colorful characters, and share their adventures of flood, fires,snake bits gangs of killers and romance, as they continue on their quest. I'm not a particular fan of Western reads but this one was entertaining and the ending quite good. Those who love a 'ride-um-cowboy' story will love this one. Just your cup of tea. Shirley Johnson