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Jan 31, 2018 guy believed her gun a legendary buntline special with a 16inch barrel was one of only 11 manufactured. Aint nothin that better describes the bluntline special. The buntline special weird west tale, book 1 by mike resnick book cover, description, publication history. Marshall trimble is arizonas official historian and vice president of the wild west history association. The life and legend of wyatt earp the buntline special tv. Welcome to a west like youve never seen before, where electr. Welcome to a west like youve never seen before, where electric lights shine down on the streets of tombstone, while horseless stagecoaches carry passengers to and fro, and where death is no obstacle to the thing that was once johnny ringo. Lake described in his bestselling but largely fictionalized 1931 biography, wyatt earp. Resnick has 5 hugo awards and a nebula award to his name as well as various other awards. Books by ned buntline author of wild bills last trail. Claiming manifest destiny, the government pays inventor thomas edison to go to tombstone, ariz. According to this book, dime novelist ned buntline commissioned the production of five buntline specials.
The buntline special weird west tale idioma ingles. March 20, 1821 july 16, 1886, known by his pseudonym ned buntline, was an american publisher, journalist, and writer. The colt buntline special is a longbarreled variant of the colt single action army revolver, which stuart n. The longbarreled buntline special was not present at the ok corral during the gunfight which became famous as the battle of the ok corral there was no colt buntline special with the extralong barrel, a weapon forever connected with the legend of wyatt earp. There was recently an episode where ned buntline gave wyatt the famous buntline special. Read the buntline special by mike resnick available from rakuten kobo. Frontier marshal published in 1931, dime novelist ned buntline had five buntline. When parent pulled up to the gate to leave 10050 cielo drive, charles tex watson stuck this buntline styled revolver into the window and said, halt. Wyatt earp and the buntline special myth kansas historical. The buntline special ebook by mike resnick rakuten kobo. According to this book, dime novelist ned buntline. With the buntline special he explores a new wild west, combining steampunk with alternate history and does not shy away from other unlively introductions.
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