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CLIVE SINCLAIR'S TRUE TALES OF THE WILD WEST
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| By: |
Clive Sinclair |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£9.99 |
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£6.69 |
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£3.30 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0330426435 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780330426435 |
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| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
4 July, 2008 |
| Pages: |
401 |
| Description: |
Clive Sinclair has been driven to invent a new genre. He calls it Dodgy Realism, a melange of fact, fantasy, and fiction. Call it what you will, this book is both an erudite investigation of, and a glorious romp through, the heartland of America. |
| Synopsis: |
Today's Wild West is not what it was, though it wishes that it were. The old certainties are gone, leaving only questions - but can anyone separate truth from legend, fact from fiction? Two cousins set out to attempt just that: the one is Peppercorn, a fading photo-journalist in search of his inner cowboy; the other is Saltzman, lecturer in American Studies at the University of St Albans. On their travels they encounter many of the great heroes of the Wild West - or at least the men and women who impersonate them - as well as other larger-than-life characters such as innocent Mercy Sweetbriar, runner-up in the 'Appearance, Personality, and Photogenics' category of South Dakota's Miss Rodeo contest, not-so-innocent Miami Bitch, Kevin Costner, and Bill Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, and latter-day Indian fighter.In order to fully capture the extravagance of these people and the landscapes they inhabit, Clive Sinclair has been driven to invent a new genre. He calls it Dodgy Realism, a melange of fact, fantasy, and fiction. Call it what you will, his new book is both an erudite investigation of, and a glorious romp through, the heartland of America. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Picador |
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