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Civil War #5
Under the Stars and Bars
Lately the war's becoming mighty confusing. Especially for one young Confederate Captain named Fog.
First there's the Union scout who ends up saving his life. Then there's the fanatical Yankee hell-bent on taking it. And in between there's a vicious band of Rebel misfits thirsty for blood--anybody's.
But it all adds up to one thing Dusty's always known for certain: a blazing Colt speaks a language all men understand.
First there's the Union scout who ends up saving his life. Then there's the fanatical Yankee hell-bent on taking it. And in between there's a vicious band of Rebel misfits thirsty for blood--anybody's.
But it all adds up to one thing Dusty's always known for certain: a blazing Colt speaks a language all men understand.
- GenresWesterns
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1970
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J.T. Edson
183 books78 followersJohn Thomas Edson is an English writer of Westerns.
He was born in 1928.He was obsessed with Westerns from an early age and often "rewrote" cowboy movies that he had seen at the cinema. One thing that always intrigued him was the minutiae—how did the baddie's gun jam? What were the mechanics of cheating at cards? How did Westerners really dress and speak?
His writing was helped to develop by a schoolteacher who encouraged him. Now lives in Leicester, Leicestershire.[citation needed]
During his 20s and 30s, Edson served in His Majesty's Armed Forces for 12 years as a Dog Trainer. Cooped up in barracks for long periods, he devoured books by the great escapist writers (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert McCraig, Nelson C. Nye and Edgar Wallace). He also sat through hours of movies starring John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Errol Flynn and his all-time favourite, Audie Murphy.
His first appearance in print was "Hints On Self-Preservation when attacked by a War Dog" in the Osnabrück camp magazine Shufti in 1947. Acquiring a typewriter in the early 1950s and putting it to good use while posted to Hong Kong, by the time of his discharge he had written 10 Westerns, an early version of Bunduki and the first of the short detective-type stories starring Waco.
Upon leaving HM forces, JT won second prize (with Trail Boss) in the Western division of a Literary Competition run by Brown & Watson Ltd, which led to the publication of 46 novels with them, becoming a major earner for the company.
He had the need for supplementary income from time-to-time and also served as a postman, and the proprietor of a fish 'n' chip shop. Furthermore, he branched out as a writer and wrote five series of short stories (Dan Hollick, Dog Handler) for the Victor boys papers, and wrote the "box captions" for comic strips, which instilled discipline and the ability to convey maximum information with minimum words.
His writing career forged ahead when he joined Corgi Books in the late '60s, which gave JT exposure through a major publishing house, as well as the opportunity to branch out from the core Westerns into the Rockabye County, the science-fiction hero Bunduki and other series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._T._Edson
He was born in 1928.He was obsessed with Westerns from an early age and often "rewrote" cowboy movies that he had seen at the cinema. One thing that always intrigued him was the minutiae—how did the baddie's gun jam? What were the mechanics of cheating at cards? How did Westerners really dress and speak?
His writing was helped to develop by a schoolteacher who encouraged him. Now lives in Leicester, Leicestershire.[citation needed]
During his 20s and 30s, Edson served in His Majesty's Armed Forces for 12 years as a Dog Trainer. Cooped up in barracks for long periods, he devoured books by the great escapist writers (Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert McCraig, Nelson C. Nye and Edgar Wallace). He also sat through hours of movies starring John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Errol Flynn and his all-time favourite, Audie Murphy.
His first appearance in print was "Hints On Self-Preservation when attacked by a War Dog" in the Osnabrück camp magazine Shufti in 1947. Acquiring a typewriter in the early 1950s and putting it to good use while posted to Hong Kong, by the time of his discharge he had written 10 Westerns, an early version of Bunduki and the first of the short detective-type stories starring Waco.
Upon leaving HM forces, JT won second prize (with Trail Boss) in the Western division of a Literary Competition run by Brown & Watson Ltd, which led to the publication of 46 novels with them, becoming a major earner for the company.
He had the need for supplementary income from time-to-time and also served as a postman, and the proprietor of a fish 'n' chip shop. Furthermore, he branched out as a writer and wrote five series of short stories (Dan Hollick, Dog Handler) for the Victor boys papers, and wrote the "box captions" for comic strips, which instilled discipline and the ability to convey maximum information with minimum words.
His writing career forged ahead when he joined Corgi Books in the late '60s, which gave JT exposure through a major publishing house, as well as the opportunity to branch out from the core Westerns into the Rockabye County, the science-fiction hero Bunduki and other series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._T._Edson
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December 27, 2013
The third of the Dusty Fog Civil war books this is made up of several short stories. In the first Dusty meets the soon-to-be infamous 'Wild Bill' Hitchcock and manages to form a friendship despite being on opposite sides of the war. After taking turns capturing each other they unite against a common enemy in the form of a guerrilla band. The second story introduces new recruit Tracy Prince, who will later serve in the Texas Rangers as a partner to Dusty's younger brother Danny in The Bad Bunch. Dusty and a small party must escort a Union Captain to a prisoner exchange. The Captain murders one of Dusty's men and escapes despite having given his word of honor that he will not do so. His mistake was in underestimating Dusty's sense of honor and loyalty. Dusty follows the man into the heart of a Union camp and demands his return. Fortunately the Union Major in charge of the camp shares Dusty's sense of honor and orders the Captain to return. When the Captain violates the truce and attacks the unarmed Dusty the Major even gives him his saber to even the odds.
June 20, 2024
Great book
Love the Dusty Fog's civil war series great stories and characters. IT Edson is a fantastic and creative author. Thanks
Love the Dusty Fog's civil war series great stories and characters. IT Edson is a fantastic and creative author. Thanks
March 16, 2016
Composed of a few short stories and the next in the Dusty Fog Civil War series enjoyable.
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