INK & CINEMA JOURNAL

Wyatt Earp & Doc Holliday Stories: 5 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis and notes: Tombstone, Brothers of the Gun, Dodge City, The Last Gunfight, and Ride the Devil's Herd

Black Cowboys & Lawmen in the Old West: 3 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes on Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves: Black Gun, Silver Star & two Black Cowboys in the American West anthologies.

Classic Western Fiction: 4 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: True Grit, Lonesome Dove, Blood Meridian, and The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard (including 3:10 to Yuma).

Old West Cowboy History: 5 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Cattle Kingdom, The Real Wild West, Tularosa, The Old Chisholm Trail, and The Age of Gold.

Prohibition & Gangster Stories: 5 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Public Enemies, Go Down Together (Bonnie & Clyde), Texas Ranger (Frank Hamer), The Wettest County in the World (Lawless), and Live by Night

Famous Frontiersmen: Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Jim Bridger - 4 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Wild Bill, Buffalo Bill's Life Story, Jim Bridger Trailblazer, and Deadwood

American Frontiersmen & Westward Expansion: Daniel Boone, David Crockett, Kit Carson - 5 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis and notes: Blood & Treasure, Blood & Thunder, The Lion of the West, Dreams of El Dorado, and The Undiscovered Country

Texas Rising: The Epic True Story of the Lone Star Republic and the Rise of the Texas Rangers, 1836-1846 (Book Notes)

For readers interested in military history and the mythos of the Texas Rangers, Texas Rising offers a fascinating and action-packed account of the Republic of Texas.

The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo - and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation (Book Notes)

The book blends thorough historical research and engaging storytelling to create a detailed and emotionally resonant account of battle of the Alamo, and the men who fought there.

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi (Book Notes)

A powerful and moving narrative that honors the courage and sacrifice of the men who defended the U.S. diplomatic and CIA facilities in Benghazi.

Ulysses S. Grant: 5 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Grant, American Ulysses, My Dearest Julia, Personal Memoirs, and The Man Who Saved the Union

Civil War Stories: 4 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Shelby Foote's The Civil War, Thunder at the Gates, Captured Freedom, and Gettysburg Voices from the Front

The Civil War in Fiction: 4 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis and notes: Gods & Generals, The Killer Angels, Cold Mountain, and The Beguiled

American Independence Stories: 4 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: 1776, The Swamp Fox (Francis Marion), Washington: A Life, and In Defense of the Second Amendment

Real Life & Fictional Horses: 5 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Seabiscuit, America's Wild Horses, Secretariat, War Horse, and The Horse Whisperer.

Prince of Thieves (book adapted as the movie "The Town")

A compelling crime heist novel that offers more than simply action and suspense.

Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride (Book Notes)

William H. Bonney became a symbol of the lawlessness of the American West during the late 19th century.

The History of American Independent Filmmaking: 3 Books Worth Reading (Book Notes)

Synopsis & notes: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Down & Dirty Pictures, and American Independent Cinema

Valley of the Shadow: An Account of American POWs of the Japanese (Book Notes)

It can often take a long time, often too long, for a son to recognize the value of his father, in his own life and that of the society he defended.