01726cam a2200265 i 4500 542839915 TxAuBib 20211214120000.0 210729s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021944080 9781638081531 hardcover 1638081530 hardcover TxAuBib rda More, Clay,. The dime novelist : a novel based on the life of Ned Buntline / Clay More. Thorndike : Center Point Large Print, 2021. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier West of the big river "Adventurer, showman, charlatan, best-selling author, Ned Buntline was all of these things and more, including one of the most colorful characters in American history. Buntline, whose real name was Edward Zane Carroll Judson (he called himself Colonel Judson, but the rank was as fictional as the pseudonym), produced hundreds of dime novels during the second half of the 19th Century and was the leading author of popular fiction during this period. He was also a womanizer, a liar, and a self-promoter who made heroes out of Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok but never missed a chance to build his own name and legend. Acclaimed Western author Clay More has painted a vivid portrait of this larger-than-life figure in THE DIME NOVELIST, the latest historical novel in the popular West of the Big River series. It's a tale filled with adventure, fantastic characters, and the raw enthusiasm of a young, expanding country"-- Provided by publisher. 20211214. West of the big river.