tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post2190980562400677089..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Roger Pocock, Curly: A Tale of the Arizona Desert (1905)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-5521880507990819822011-09-02T06:47:58.113-07:002011-09-02T06:47:58.113-07:00Duane, a source for finding these old books is TWE...Duane, a source for finding these old books is TWENTIETH CENTURY WESTERN WRITERS, a real valuable reference I picked up second-hand.<br /><br />Charles, I think it wasn't so rare on the frontier either. Now and then you come across instances of it in history, and many must have gone unrecorded.<br /><br />Todd, I know that casting women in men's costuming was racy stuff as far back as the Restoration, since it revealed so much more of their bodies. I check FictionMags to see whether these early western writers were publishing in the magazines, too.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-34328001905665222492011-09-02T06:16:31.749-07:002011-09-02T06:16:31.749-07:00Well, cross-dressing for dramatic effect certainly...Well, cross-dressing for dramatic effect certainly has roots in drama, in the English tradition, for obvious reasons...this definitely sounds more engaging than the typical post-Wister novel...how did the FictionMags Index help you out here, Ron?Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-89842921247419777102011-09-02T06:07:58.241-07:002011-09-02T06:07:58.241-07:00I remember, I think, reading the Black Arrow and b...I remember, I think, reading the Black Arrow and being surprised to find a woman pretending to be a man character in it. It seems like it wasn't that rare in early days in in the novel.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-22437543630466587302011-09-01T18:48:05.658-07:002011-09-01T18:48:05.658-07:00Another interesting entry, Ron. Where are you find...Another interesting entry, Ron. Where are you finding all these old books?Duane Spurlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655016121761630702noreply@blogger.com