The Kid

by John Seelye

Book Overview

Winky thought he'd seen everything in Wyoming Territory: rustlers, hangings, shoot-outs, cattle standing frozen stiff in the snow. Then into town one lazy day rode a long-haired kid and a colossal African mute. They were met in the saloon by Fiddler Jones, whose hair and temper flared like a wasps' nest. Fiddler's yellow eyes fell instantly in love with the kid's pouch of gold dust. That pouch was worth killing for. Fiddler was no stranger to trouble, but the trouble he found in the kid and the mute took everyone by surprise. It just kept coming, like nothing Winky had ever seen before.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803291310
• ISBN13: 9780803291317
• Release Date: October 1982
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A great book in the tradition of Mark Twain

This is a great story about two drifters who enter a western town in the 1800's and the adventures they encounter. The book grabs your attention from the very first sentence and contains some of the most humorous passages I have ever read. "The Kid" I believe is a sequel to Mr. Seelye's "The True Adventures of Huck Finn", also a wondrously funny book. I originally read "The Kid" after seeing Mr. Seeley interviewed on "The Dick Cavett Show" in the early 1970's. I purchased a hardcover edition and have treasured it ever since. "The Kid" is a must read for all Mark Twain fans.