tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post5459307568999833084..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Robert Alexander Wason, Happy Hawkins (1909)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-83705688067387910782018-01-07T22:27:51.317-08:002018-01-07T22:27:51.317-08:00Louise Gauld in New Zealand here. I have a second ...Louise Gauld in New Zealand here. I have a second edition of HH in the Panhandle. The cover is off... I am often quoting from the delightful first chapter.(The truth about women! Revealed by an old timer.) I can’t seem to find copies available anywhere. I could email photos of that first chapter if you like. Haven’t posted on a site like this before so don’t know the ropes. Not sure what Notify me implies even...well, see what happensLouise Gauldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963200306065562979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72783646061158925412013-03-03T21:40:42.070-08:002013-03-03T21:40:42.070-08:00Ron, I am fascinated by the characterisation of th...Ron, I am fascinated by the characterisation of the smart, brave, liberal, and outspoken woman in early westerns, often trying to be the son her father (probably) never had, so to speak. I think I might have read more westerns about daughters of ranch owners than sons. There is a certain appeal and vulnerability about these novels. The illustrations are, indeed, very good. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-48495876304514734192013-03-02T17:12:43.809-08:002013-03-02T17:12:43.809-08:00FRIAR TUCK, at google books, is a western.FRIAR TUCK, at google books, is a western.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-14881024177981928222013-03-02T17:08:52.474-08:002013-03-02T17:08:52.474-08:00It's getting hard to come by old books like th...It's getting hard to come by old books like this at a reasonable price, though every once in a while, I stumble onto something.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-45581131840351679392013-03-02T12:21:05.992-08:002013-03-02T12:21:05.992-08:00One of B.M. Bowers' Happy Family books ("...One of B.M. Bowers' Happy Family books ("The Lonesome Trail" I think) copied the same idea -- a set of stories loosely strung together with the ranch and the same set of cowboys at the center.<br /><br />This looks interesting; I'm sorry that the other books by Wason on archive.org are not Westerns.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-1770219392958561402013-03-02T03:13:10.300-08:002013-03-02T03:13:10.300-08:00Almost five years ago, I was in a small bookstore ...Almost five years ago, I was in a small bookstore in Maine and came across a Robert Alexander Wason novel and bought it. Cover art and illustrations and copyright date intrigued me. David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-58806046288477079212013-03-01T14:20:06.005-08:002013-03-01T14:20:06.005-08:00Agreed. The first edition had an unusual number of...Agreed. The first edition had an unusual number of illustrations, maybe 10 more. Usually 4-5 are the limit. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-88338192374383288592013-03-01T08:04:39.446-08:002013-03-01T08:04:39.446-08:00Great cover and illustrations.Great cover and illustrations.James D. Besthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032090031039316569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-88127531569617937162013-03-01T06:57:23.517-08:002013-03-01T06:57:23.517-08:00You're right, Charles. Good observation.You're right, Charles. Good observation.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-61645323815513068702013-03-01T06:16:46.600-08:002013-03-01T06:16:46.600-08:00The structure sounds like the early "Hopalong...The structure sounds like the early "Hopalong" novels.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com