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Legends of the Gun Years by Richard Matheson (Paperback / softback)

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As a gunfighter and U.S. marshal, he carved out a legend greater than any fictional hero. Now read the unforgettable story of the man behind the myth. "Matheson excels at the depiction of one man alone, locked in a desperate struggle against a force or forces greater than himself.".

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Together in one volume, the epic stories of two legendary gunfighters!Journal of the Gun YearsWinner of the Spur Award for Best Western NovelBack East, they told tall tales of Marshal Clay Hauser, the steely-eyed Civil War veteran who became kwn as the Hero of the Plains for his daring exploits in the raucous cow towns of the frontier. But fame proves to be the one enemy he can never outdraw-and a curse that haunts him to his violent end . . . .The Memoirs of Wild Bill HickokJames Butler Hickok was a celebrity before there was a Hollywood. As a gunfighter and U.S. marshal, he carved out a legend greater than any fictional hero. Now read the unforgettable story of the man behind the myth. Matheson excels at the depiction of one man alone, locked in a desperate struggle against a force or forces greater than himself. --Stephen King

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PublisherSt Martin's Press, Tor Books

ISBN-100765322331

ISBN-139780765322333

eBay Product ID (ePID)183710714

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FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback

LanguageEnglish

AuthorRichard Matheson

TopicWesterns

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Place of PublicationNew York

Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations

Author BiographyRichard Matheson was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, Now You See It..., and What Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, based on his short story, along with several other Twilight Zone episodes. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Matheson died in June, 2013, at the age of eighty-seven.

Country of PublicationUnited States