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The buntline special weird west tale, book 1 by mike resnick book cover, description, publication history. The buntline special by mike resnick 2010, paperback a weird west tale. When parent pulled up to the gate to leave 10050 cielo drive, charles tex watson stuck this buntline styled revolver into the window and said, halt. According to this book, dime novelist ned buntline commissioned the production of five buntline specials. With the buntline special he explores a new wild west, combining steampunk with alternate history and does not shy away from other unlively introductions. Read the buntline special by mike resnick available from rakuten kobo. She inherited it from her father mel, a longtime collector of colt sixshooters. The buntline special weird west tale book 1 kindle edition by mike resnick. Lake described in his bestselling but largely fictionalized 1931 biography, wyatt earp. March 20, 1821 july 16, 1886, known by his pseudonym ned buntline, was an american publisher, journalist, and writer. Published december 1st 2010 by prometheus books first published january 1st 2010. Get a free ebook by joining our mailing list today. The buntline special book by lou cameron thriftbooks.
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Lake described them as extralong colt single action army revolvers, with a 12inch long barrel, and stated that buntline presented them to five lawmen in thanks for their help. Author lee silva believes buntline did present five 10inchbarrel not 12inch buntline specials to exbuffalo hunters wyatt earp, bat masterson, bill tilghman, neil brown and charlie bassett, using them as bribes to convince them to replace buffalo bill cody, texas jack omohundro and wild bill hickok in his theatrical. Wild west, however, i have loved since i was a youngen watching old gunsmoke reruns. The buntline special weird west tale, book 1 by mike resnick. Jun 30, 2007 discover book depositorys huge selection of ned buntline books online. Due to the popularity of wyatt earp movies and tv shows, they became the gun of choice in many western movies, tv shows, books. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. According to this book, dime novelist ned buntline commissioned the production of. Author lee silva believes buntline did present five 10inchbarrel not 12inch buntline specials to exbuffalo hunters wyatt earp, bat masterson, bill tilghman, neil brown and charlie bassett, using them as bribes to convince them to replace buffalo bill cody, texas jack omohundro and wild bill hickok in his theatrical play. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ned buntline books online. It is on display in the firearms collection of the connecticut state library, hartford. The buntline special book las vegasclark county library. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
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