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Author Ralph Cotton grew up listening to stories of the James-Younger gang, and as the years passed his fascination led him to seek the truth behind the legends. Now, in this brilliant blend of history and imagination, he offers up a fresh and gritty look at the gang through the eyes of Jeston Nash.
Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin, Jesse Woodson James of Clay County, Missouri. After Killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston meets his cousins, Jesse and Frank, and joins them to fight in Quantrill's guerilla forces. Later, after the war, he rides with the James-Younger gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone, of the Free Kansas Militia, the man responsible for the death of his child.
In While Angels Dance, the reader will experience the events, places, and people that helped fuel the legends of these men. it is a vivid adventure tale of the outlaw West and an original view of the James-Younger gang.
While Angels Dance was a candidate for the Pulitzer Prize in fiction.
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First-time novelist Ralph Cotton seamlessly interweaves fiction and fact in this Old West adventure set in the Civil War era. Publishers Weekly
Cotton's debut novel: While Angels Dance evokes a sense of outlawry. Gritty realism and Old West dialogue fill the pages. Kirkus Review
...Intriguing, compelling. Cotton delivers. Written in a dark prose style, his Post civil War Classic grabs instantly, dazzling and amazing the reader long after the last page is turned... Lyle Collier, Midwest Review
A writer in the tradition of Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey! Huntsville Times
...The myths and legends of the James-Younger brothers come alive in a Western that history buffs can love. Greg Lalire, Wild West Magazine
...American history "writ large," containing in stark relief the enormous contradictions of the American story. It is the logical setting for the stark drama of the American Dream. Literary Critic Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier Journal
Ralph Cotton is a best-selling author with over seventy books to his credit and millions of books in print. Ralph's books are top sellers in the Western and Civil War/Western genres, and in 2015 he debuted his new Gun Culture series with Friend of a Friend. Known for fast-paced narrative and wry dark humor, Ralph's introduction to the Florida crime fiction genre has been well received. While Angels Dance is Ralph Cotton's first novel, written in 1994; it became a candidate for a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction that same year. It has been reissued in Ralph's Western Classics group of books, as well as an ebook. Ralph lives on the Florida coast with his wife Mary Lynn. He writes prodigiously but also enjoys painting, Photography, sailing and playing guitar.
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- EditoreCotton-Branch Publishing
- Data di pubblicazione2017
- ISBN 10 099905600X
- ISBN 13 9780999056004
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine354
- Valutazione libreria
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