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Philip “Big Philly” Smith's avatar

"Mother of Outlaws" would make a badass title btw.

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Frank Kidd's avatar

💯 stealing that for my future bushwhacker novel

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Jason McGinty's avatar

You could probably work in a reference to Bill Anderson’s mother in there somewhere. She was killed by a lightning strike in 1860, in what I can only assume was God’s preemptive retribution for her having brought Bill into the world.

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Frank Kidd's avatar

Oh geez, that’s some crazy Bloody Bill lore

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Boflys's avatar

Had no idea it was a book. My favorite movie. Cant wait to read both. Thanks!

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Ohio Barbarian's avatar

Wow. I haven't read Gone to Texas for 50 years, and never read the Vengeance Trail. I do have the Clint Eastwood DVD on my shelf.

My father's family in northern Arkansas had a whole mess of cousins in Missouri--they were descended from the French who'd been there for about a century. Some could have ridden with Wales. Some of their brothers were definitely Redlegs, the Unionist bad guys of the movie.

That side of the family did much better than the other after the war; I'll tell you that. One of them even became a US Senator and grifted big time.

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Frank Kidd's avatar

That’s cool ass family lore. The Kansas/MO border war never ended in some sense, still have ppl wandering around worshipping John Brown

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Kyle (Horrorble Writer)'s avatar

Haven’t read this one but love Eastwood’s film.

Frank, you a Warlock guy?

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Frank Kidd's avatar

It’s been on the tbr for a while

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Kyle (Horrorble Writer)'s avatar

Same. Just an A+ title in general but especially for a western.

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An American Writer & Essayist's avatar

Looks like another book to add to my list.

P.S. Have you thought about reviewing a Tom Clancy novel?

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Frank Kidd's avatar

You know, I haven’t read a ton of Clancy but have had Without Remorse on my tbr for a while

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An American Writer & Essayist's avatar

I’ve only read The Hunt for Red October and I can proudly recommend it. 👍

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Frank Kidd's avatar

I feel like I have to read that one at some point because it’s such a classic of the genre

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An American Writer & Essayist's avatar

The movie is also really good.

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Lisa Kuznak's avatar

You've gotta read Rosemary Rogers lmao

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Frank Kidd's avatar

Any specific reccs?

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Lisa Kuznak's avatar

I gave it a brief review a while ago:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198412.Sweet_Savage_Love

I'm only half-serious btw. But, I think it would be really funny if you did.

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Frank Kidd's avatar

Me and Brady have actually discussed having you on at some point to discuss a bodice ripper. Would def be funny. I actually picked up the civil war one you reccs a while ago hahaha.

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Lisa Kuznak's avatar

NICE. I am willing to discuss absolute trash fiction

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