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Book Reviews
Jerks in Arizona History
- Published April 27, 2012
- Written by TWMag
Sam Lowe’s Jerks in Arizona History (Globe Pequot Press, $16.95) is even stranger than its title. This book consists of an 18-chapter hodgepodge about nearly every crook, train robber, horse thief, con man, prostitute, bigamist, cattle rustler, rapist, gunslinger, scam artist, murderer and jailbird who ever lied, cheated, jumped bail or was lynched in Arizona.
Romance Maker
- Published April 27, 2012
- Written by Richard H. Dillon
For the first time, one book has managed to provide a comprehensive survey of watercolor works by master artist Charles M. Russell. Even more in-depth, Romance Maker (Amon Carter Museum of American Art, $50) examines his self-taught painting technique that was supported by many folks he met during his time spent on the open range, revealing his mastery of the medium in a way that has never been done before now.
Wild Bill Hickok and the Wrath of the Dead Rabbits
- Published April 26, 2012
- Written by TWMag
Many will assume that with such a title the book is meant to be humorous, but it is not. I doubt even the redoubtable Ned Buntline, in one of his alcoholic hazes, would have dared publish such a yarn and claim that it was factual.
Bonanzas & Borrascas
- Published April 26, 2012
- Written by Richard H. Dillon
Alas, book reviewers do not swear an oath of truthfulness. Many misuse adjectives such as “classic.” But Bonanzas & Borrascas (Arthur H. Clark Company, $72) by Richard E. Lingenfelter should become a prize winner, if not a best-seller.
Song of My Heart
- Published April 16, 2012
- Written by Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza
Christian Romance readers will enjoy Kim Vogel Sawyer’s latest book Song of My Heart (Bethany House, $14.99), portraying 22-year-old Sadie Wagner, the member of a large and loving family living in Indiana in 1895.
