Requesting a Western
Hartwin Alfred Gebhardt
hag at iafrica.com
Wed May 29 12:26:23 CDT 1996
John Boylan writes:
> Steven Maas nominates the 1974 Clint Eastwood film, THE OUTLAW JOSEY
> WALES, as the "very best western ever" and further goes on to opine,
> "I haven't read the book, if there is one, but I would imagine it's good."
> Well, there is indeed a book, and, not having read it, I can't comment
> on its quality. I do know a bit about the author, however -- Asa Carter,
> the notorious Klan terrorist of the 1950's.
[snippety-evil-klan-dude-snip]
Well, not having read the book either (has anyone?) ... now that we know a
little about the context - can anyone tell us whether the book is any good,
now, finally, please, eh?
hg
PS. did anyone suggest that a 'good' western and facism weren't
necessarily mutually exclusive?
hag at iafrica.com
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