Título: Bat Masterson: The Man and the Legend
Autor: Robert K. DeArment
Sinopse: The colorful figures of the western American frontier, the Indian fighters, the mountain men, the outlaws, and the lawmen, have been romanticized for more than a hundred years by writers who found it easier to invent history than the research it. "Bat" Masterson was one such character who cast a long shadow across the pages of western history as it has been routinely depicted.
"A legend in his own time," he was called in a television series produced in the 1960's. A legend he has become―one firmly fixed in the popular imagination. But in his own time W.B. Masterson was a man, a less-than-perfect creature subject to the same temptations and vices as his fellows, albeit one who, through circumstance and inclination, led an exciting life in an exciting time and place. As buffalo hunter, army scout, peace officer, professional gambler, sportsman, promoter, and newspaperman, Masterson's career was stormy and eventful.
Surprising to many readers will be the account of Masterson's career after his peace officer days, during his employment as a sports writer and columnist. The gun-toting western peace officer reputed to have killed more men than Billy the Kid (not so, says DeArment) spent his last years happily in New York City, writing for a nationally known newspaper.
This book, the product of more than twenty years of research, separates fact from fiction to extricate the story of his life from the legend that has enmeshed it. It is the most complete biography of Bat Masterson ever written.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Bat Masterson: The Man and the Legend”, de Robert K. DeArment, publicado pela editora University of Oklahoma Press, em 1989 e com 456 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: University of Oklahoma Press
Páginas: 456
Ano: 1989-09-15
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0806122218
ISBN13: 9780806122212
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora University of Oklahoma Press oferecem uma imersão profunda em narrativas históricas que exploram conflitos, culturas e personagens do passado americano e mundial. A experiência de leitura costuma ser densa e fundamentada em fontes primárias, com atenção a detalhes como testemunhos, documentos e fotografias originais, o que confere um tom documental e analítico. O catálogo privilegia histórias que revelam tensões sociais e políticas, desde massacres e batalhas até disputas por território e identidade cultural. Há obras que combinam narrativas biográficas com estudos históricos, em ritmo que varia entre o descritivo e o investigativo, atendendo a leitores que buscam compreensão crítica e contextualizada.
