Hopalong Cassidy [Mass Market Paperback]

Clarence E. Mulford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1992

Jim Meeker came down from Montana to run Texas cattle--only to find that Hoppy's Bar-20 ran the water. So when a trio of snake-mean rustlers started themselves a cattle war, the powder was primed, the guns cocked, and Hoppy was smack in the middle.

So it's friend against friend, brother against brother, gun against blazing gun. Time's running out, and the range is red with blood.

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About the Author

Clarence E. Mulford is the creator of the character Hopalong Cassidy, who appeared in countless films, novelizations, and a long running television series. Mulford died in 1956.

From AudioFile

Most know Hopalong Cassidy from the movies of the 1930's starring William Boyd. But the original Hoppy was a much different character, the subject of several dozen historically accurate novels. Here he is a red-headed and hot-blooded young cowhand about to marry a neighbor's daughter. A nasty Mexican stirs up enmity between his outfit and the neighbor's, and violence ensues. Stan Winiarski's voice is deep, Texan, rough and expressive. He shades the characters subtly, not attempting full-blown unique voices. The match between story and narrator is exquisite. D.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (December 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812522427
• ISBN-13: 978-0812522426
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,647,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The cowboy not depicted in westerns!, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Hopalong Cassidy (Mass Market Paperback)

This book turned out to be far more interesting than I anticipated it would be. Rarely do you get the feelings of comraradie found among ranch hands, or envision them doing the day to day tasks such as washing or mending clothes from films about the old west. I have also read several books by Larry McMurtry and Louis D'Amour in years past and have not felt the emotions of the cowboy come through as strongly as in this book. In one episode one of the men lost a friend whom he had known throughout his school days, killed by rustlers. The sadness and anger felt by this loss of friendship and senseless death colored the rest of the novel.

You are sure to enjoy this work especially if you have an interest in the Old West!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Western Authors, September 17, 2006

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Sgitheanach (Cleveland, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hopalong Cassidy (Mass Market Paperback)

His Writing are the real thing! The characters are written so realisitc and not too super-human..... Mulford's stories of Hopalong make you feel like your reading about a real person form the past....