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Clive Sinclair's True Tales of the Wild West

By: Clive Sinclair
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 0330426435
ISBN-13: 9780330426435
Released: 04 Jul 2008
RRP: £9.99
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An Extremely Captivating Read - By: C.S.K., 29 Jul 2008
"Clive Sinclair's True Tales of the Wild West" captivated me to such an extent that my fingers refused to perform any activity other than turning the pages until having reached the end of the book. Despite having no particular previous knowledge of or interest in the Wild West, this book soon got me under its spell. Sinclair's ingenious narrative technique & unique blending of fact & fiction (what he callls "dodgy realism") underline the difficulty of separating the myths & legends from the historical facts of the Wild West. This book is a superb & witty take on the myths which inform the ideas & conceptions of the American West. The two protagonists, Peppercorn & Saltzman, two Jewish cousins from North London, the former a photojournalist doing a piece on a buffalo round-up & on a quest to find "his inner cowboy", the latter a Professor from the USA (University of St Albans) & member of the SAS (the School of American Studies) setting out on a project of "deconstructing Deadwood", provide the two strands on which a variety of famous figures, places & films of the Wild West are threaded. If this book is already such a captivating read for someone without any knowledge of the Wild West, how much more so must it be for avid fans of Western films, for instance, of which the book provides such detailed descriptions. The attractive cover & many photos & illustrations are further sure to guarantee the book a place of honour in anyone's book shelves.