Buddies in the Saddle

The frontier West in history, myth, film, and popular fiction

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Top 10 westerns for 2013

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Here in no particular order are the best of the westerns reviewed at BITS in the last year. ( Click through on the titles to read ...
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Monday, December 30, 2013

Top 10 recent frontier fiction for 2013

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While a chief interest here at BITS continues to be early and mid-century frontier fiction, we also enjoy following recent devel...
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Sunday, December 29, 2013

One sentence journal, Dec. 22 – 28

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Back from surgery Time marches on . . . 12/22, Sunday. I do not recommend catching a plane out of Grand Island, Ne...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Glossary of frontier fiction: G
(gad - going tick)

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Below is a list of mostly forgotten terms, people, and the occasional song, drawn from a reading of frontier fiction, 1880–1915. ...
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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Ten-best forgotten books of 2013

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Every Friday, book lovers gather at  Patti Abbott’s blog  where links to their reviews of favorite “forgotten books” are posted....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas wishes

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This whole CD has been my companion during this Christmas season, cycling through random mode on my car stereo. I wish you a holiday s...
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The Appaloosa (1966)

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Marlon Brando, for some reason, has never seemed an easy fit in western movies for me. His face and his voice are so deeply grou...
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Farm-raised in the Platte River valley of central Nebraska. Settled in Southern California. Near compulsive reader and film lover. Follow me on Twitter @rdscheer
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