James started writing inconsistently as a teen until in 1980 when he took writing seriously while living in miami, florida. Still, with the north being the ultimate victor in the american civil war, the narrative of the bad. When bill suffers a catastrophic loss, a fury is unleashed in his anguished soul. Once again blake red grass river takes on a notorious historical figure and attempts to humanize a man whose reputation is synonymous with murder. In 1995 he published his first novel, the pistoleer, an account of the life and times of the infamous texas.
A young man looking for adventure finds more than he bargained for. He has been called one of the greatest chroniclers of the mythical american outlaw life as well as one of the most original writers in america today and certainly one of the bravest. James carlos blake born may 26, 1947 is an american writer of novels, novellas, short stories, and essays. James rudolph youngblood, aka jimmy the kid, is an enforcer, a ghost rider for the maceo brothers, rosario and sam, rulers of the free state of galveston, who are prospering through illicit pleasures in the midst of the great depression. James carlos blake, author of the rules of wolfe, returns with the whole wolfe family again with a new plot in mind. Humanizing someone widely considered to be a firstrate monster is no easy task, but blake s ability to build character and write stunning sentences shows that it might be possible. Wildwood boys is james carlos blakes attempt at giving the other side fair play, one william t.
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Here is the brutally honest story of free spirit william anderson, who is pulled into a savage conflict of state against state in the years leading up to the civil war. They were a musical family, fond of poetry, and both bill and his brother jim were partial to a spot of horse stealing. His work has received extensive critical favor and several notable awards. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His music is eccentric but not obtrusive, calm and dynamic, carefully thought through but looks like improvisation 2011. Blake is writing books that move like a stampede of mustangs with prose that ripples like hemingway on steroids.
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