To: Kaslin
Well I saw the original with the Duke at the theater in 1969, so I'll go see this one too. Also read the book years ago. As the article states a very good read. Which brings to mind the film Little Big Man which came out around the same time as True Grit. The film was good but the book by Thomas Berger was outstanding, one of the best pieces of literature I have ever read. If you liked the book True Grit, you'll love the book Little Big Man.
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12/31/2010 12:45:05 PM PST by
Inyo-Mono
(Had God not driven man from the Garden of Eden the Sierra Club surely would have.)
To: Inyo-Mono
I ADORE the novel Little Big Man. So different from that dopey movie!
The novel is complex - very hard on the Indians and hard on the white man. Custer is a hero in the novel - something most people would not know since his bravery and military smarts have been denigrated and suppressed.
Have you read its sequel? I have it and am slowly working myself through it.
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