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john truitt
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 06:07 pm |
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I went to the local Barnes and Noble today hoping they might have one of the books written by NB. No luck, but of course they will order them as wanted. Before I jump into ordering two or three books I was curious as to which one you guys would recommend for me to start with or is a favorite read.
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Destry Hoffard
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 06:28 pm |
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De Shootinest Gentleman is my favorite.
Before you start ordering them one at a time I'd look around for the boxed set that contains them all.
You'll save money in the long run because you'll like the first one well enough that you'll want to buy the others.
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Dave Tercek
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 06:30 pm |
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John, Watch ebay or other web outlets. There is a set of Nash's books that usually sell at a reasonable price. I believe it contains 5 or 6 of his most common books.You will like them all.
Dave
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 06:45 pm |
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| I recommend you start with "The Best of Nash Buckingham" with annotations by Geo. Bird Evans. The are some small inaccuracies in Evans notes (like stating Harold Money's father was "E.C. Money" not A.W. Money, the author of "Bluerock") but all in all the annotations prior a great deal of background on NB and his stories. This volume is out of print but almost always available on eBay.
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 06:50 pm |
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Yeah, Don's right, that's a good place to start as well. You can usually pick that one up on eBay cheap or just punch it into http://www.abebooks.com and buy one outright.
I've seen the boxed sets run anywhere from $150-$300.
The Bookcase in Amarillo, TX has one available right now for $250, their number is 806-354-8454.
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john truitt
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 07:00 pm |
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| Thanks guys that site sounds great.
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Buddy Marson
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 08:47 pm |
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De Shootinest Gent'man is one of Buckingham's best stories! I would also recommend you read "The Great Reprisal" my favorite, written as only Nash could do it!
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Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 11:48 pm |
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| The seven-book cased set done by "The Buckingham Mint" reproduces the original Derrydales. There are some pictures in the original Derrydales and "The Buckingham Mint" reproductions that are not in the 1940s G.P. Putnam's Sons editions. Also, there is a thin volume by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941, that contains just De Shootinest Gent'man and a 10-page mini biography of Harold Money titled Recessional. If you really get into NB, you need the volume George Evans compiled of Nash Buckingham's Letters to John Bailey. That is an interesting read!
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Posted: Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 01:05 am |
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| I agree with Mr. Kaas. If you want an easy breakin period, buy the George Bird Evans "Best of Nash Buckingham" while you search for the others.
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Posted: Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 02:28 am |
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For those of us who had never read much of Nash Buckingham's work George Bird Evans did a remarkable job of showing us who Nash Buckingham was. The Best of Nash Buckingham is a great read and it also introduces us to Dr. Charles Norris.
Buckingham was a wonderful storyteller. Those were certainly the days. I love to read the old stories by such authors as Buckingham, Sheldon, Spiller and a few others who told their stories unabashedly in the setting and the language of the day. Their stories speak to us of a more innocent time but a more robust time. A favorite of mine is De Shootinest Gent'man followed closely by Mark Right!
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