About this title: Parker tries his hand at the Western genre in this tale of Wyatt Earp's passion for the beautiful Josie Marcus--who, unfortunately, is the moll of dangerous, smooth-talking Sheriff Johnny Behan.
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Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781402507885ISBN:1402507887
Description: Very Good. RARE Audiobook In Great Condition With Little Wear, All 4 Tapes and Case Intact! ! ! Ex-Library. 100% Money Back Guarantee! ! ! We Ship Immediately! ! ! read more
Edition: Berkley Mass-Market ed.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780425182895ISBN:0425182894
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 1st printing. Bright and colorful front cover. No distracting marks or store stamps. Very slight creases in spine. Minor shelf wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. Dell PB, 1987, later printing. Lightly read, minor wear, solid binding, previous owners stamp on first page but no markings on text. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781587240614ISBN:1587240610
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Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Good. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
"Since my childhood, I've been intrigued with Wyatt Earp. My understanding of him has changed during that time from hero worship to something a little less and a little more. Like most of us, Earp was some combination of good and bad, earthy and celestial, hard and soft. He made mistakes and did some terrible things that were not mistakes, but he also did much that was good, and mostly that which was simply human. Most of the details of what he really thought, said, or did is now lost in the shadowy mists of time, or obscured by the recollections of self-serving friends and family, shrouded in forgotten memories or retrospective sense-making. Thus, a fictional account of the historical events of those days is only somewhat less interesting than the so-called historical accounts.
Gunman's Rhapsody (where in the world did they get that title?) is a view of Wyatt Earp and the events surrounding his time in Tombstone, AZ that is vintage Parker. In his spare style, it is almost as if he took Spencer and Hawk (from another of his unique characters), and placed their essential characters into Wyatt Earp. And yet, from what I know of Earp, it somehow fits pretty well. For fans of Parker's work, and for those interested in Wyatt Earp, this is a good read...for others, maybe not."
"Parker's take on the Gunfight at the OK Corral. From what I gather he pretty much nails the historical details but it's not as much fun as some of his other books."
"Robert Parker is known for dialogue and pacing. I've liked his Spenser novels, so I picked up this western. It's about Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, an old story, but there's nothing cliche about Parker's book. Parker's style is minimalist. Bare, unadorned writing. You won't find any explanations of what Earp feels, but Parker is a master. You'll know exactly what Earp feels with no embellishments necessary. Very interesting. When I put the book down, I felt I knew that man Earp. Well done!"
"After reading Appoloosa, looked for another western by Parker. Good telling of the backstory leading up to the gunfight at the OK corral such that the actual gunfight in the book is limited to only a couple of sentences. Good portrayal of the Earp brothers and their loyalty for each other."
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