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Buck Hooey: Tales of the Wild West

by Daniel Bruce, illustrations by Fernando Lugo

116 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); illustrated; catalogue #05-1051; ISBN 1-4120-6150-4; US$14.96, C$18.70, EUR12.15, £8.42

Cowboy Buck Hooey tries his luck at sheriffin', driftin', ridin' shotgun, and Injun scoutin'. His draw is slow and his aim is bad. His luck is pure cussed. Still he becomes a western hero whose name is now known!

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About the Book

I expect that most of you folks have never heard of an old time cowboy name of Buck Hooey. That's 'cause none of them dime novelists ever chose to write him up. If'n you ask me, Buck was ignored by such fellers just because his last name failed to inspire confidence. The original dime novelists had what you might call a predilection for names like Wild Bill Hickock and Bat Masterson-names with a ring to 'em. Too bad in a way because your real, true cattlemen told hundreds of Buck Hooey stories 'round the campfires of the Old West. I have to worn you, though, that most of the tales Buck figures in ain't zackly fit for tellin' in polite company. Fortunately I've rounded up a few that ain't too scandalous. If any ladies present will just close their ears to some of Buck's language (especially in Chapter 3) we should get along just fine. So then...if you are a-wantin' a true portrait of an authentic western hero, read on.

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About the Author

Daniel Bruce has worked as a professional librarian, a teacher, and a puppeteer. He now writes full time and lives with his wife Esther in Nothern California. His other published works include: The Mote in Saturn's Eye, and soon to be released : The Maestro Letters.

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