Crow Killer, New Edition
The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson
$33.40
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2016
Summary
The movie Jeremiah Johnson introduced millions to the legendary mountain man, John Johnson. The real Johnson was a far cry from the Redford version. Standing 6’2” in his stocking feet and weighing nearly 250 pounds, he was a mountain man among mountain men, one of the toughest customers on the western frontier. As the story goes, one morning in 1847 Johnson returned to his Rocky Mountain trapper’s cabin to find the remains of his murdered Indian wife and her unborn child. He vowed ve…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780253020833 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0253020832 |
| Author: | Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Bunker |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2016 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 4mm x 23mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
”… warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana.”
-Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been…- –Kirkus Reviews, reviewing a previous edition or volume -… [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made.- –Saturday Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume -It’s a robust story, almost incredible–a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best.- –New York Times Book Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume -… warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana.- –San Francisco Chronicle, reviewing a previous edition or volume “Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been…” –Kirkus Reviews, reviewing a previous edition or volume ..“. [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made.” –Saturday Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume “It’s a robust story, almost incredible–a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best.” –New York Times Book Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume ..“. warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana.” –San Francisco Chronicle, reviewing a previous edition or volume “It s a robust story, almost incredible a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best.” New York Times Book Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume
” “It s a robust story, almost incredible a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best.” New York Times Book Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume” ..“. [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made.” Saturday Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume” “Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been…” Kirkus Reviews, reviewing a previous edition or volume” ..“. warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana.” San Francisco Chronicle, reviewing a previous edition or volume”
About The Author
Raymond W. Thorp
Raymond W. Thorp is author of Bowie Knife and Spirit Gun of the West: The Story of Doc W. F. Carver, among other titles.
Nathan E. Bender is an independent scholar and consultant in Laramie, Wyoming, who has written extensively on the Old West.
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