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* The Brave Cowboy ô PDF Read by * Edward Abbey eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Brave Cowboy Brave Author, Great Publisher Steven E. Courtney While other reviews will give you a plot synopsis and their reaction to the book, or a comparison with the movie, "Lonely Are The Brave," I will limit my review to a few off the wall observations. First, I liked this book a lot and believe the adaptation by Dalton Trumbo to be one of the most faithful by any screenwriter. Often it is difficult not to think of the movie a book is based on while reading it (if you've seen the movie first). But Abbey
| Title | : | The Brave Cowboy |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0380714590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
Brave Author, Great Publisher Steven E. Courtney While other reviews will give you a plot synopsis and their reaction to the book, or a comparison with the movie, "Lonely Are The Brave," I will limit my review to a few off the wall observations. First, I liked this book a lot and believe the adaptation by Dalton Trumbo to be one of the most faithful by any screenwriter. Often it is difficult not to think of the movie a book is based on while reading it (if you've seen the movie first). But Abbey is so good he made me forget I'd seen the movie and allowed me to lose myself in hi. Thrilling and heartbreaking karenkuehnel Such a well written story. I found myself chuckling and sad at the same time. I felt for this cowboy, who could not, and would not conform. He was steadfast in his beliefs and stood by them, regardless of the consequences. Hated for this story to end.. Jerry Engelbach said Abbey's Second-Best Book. Edward Abbey's first-best book is, of course, "Desert Solitaire," that fictionalized non-fiction work that so eloquently celebrates the pristine Southwest wilderness and mourns its destruction at the hands of industry and politics."The Brave Cowboy" is known to many through its filmization with Kirk Douglas. Despite the inane title, "Lonely Are the Brave," it is an excellent movie. But the book is even more excellent.If you see this work purely as social commentary -- the individual at odds with society -- you miss the point. Tha
From acclaimed author and literary genius Edward Abbey comes this classic novel that inspired the motion picture Lonely Are The Brave—a stirring and unforgettable tribute to the American hero and the American West.The Brave Cowboy is a classic of modern Western literature. He rides a feisty chestnut mare across the New West—a once beautiful land now smothered beneath airstrips and superhighways. After a prison breakout plan goes awry, he finds himself and his horse, Whisky, pursued across the desert towards the mountains that lead to Mexico, and to freedom. With local law enforcement, the feds, and the military on their tails, the cowboy and his horse race towards their destiny.. An "anarchist cowboy," he lives by a personal code of ethics that set
He can be funny and poignant at once” (Publishers Weekly)“We are living… among punishments and ruins. For those that know this, Edward Abbey’s books remain an indispensable solace.” (Wendell Berry) . “The Thoreau of the American West.” (Larry McMurtry)“Abbey is a fresh breath from the farther reaches and canyons of the diminishing frontier.” (Houston Chronicle)“Abbey writes with fierce eloquence of landscape and city, of stunted souls and drunken despair
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