tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post2394325616731694074..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: HARD GUY by James A. LawsonEvan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-27606663909889329902014-12-19T18:50:26.955-08:002014-12-19T18:50:26.955-08:00I'm a big fan of BLACK DOG BOOKS. I'll ha...I'm a big fan of BLACK DOG BOOKS. I'll have to seek out these saddle-stitched books!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-38311933016526791472014-12-19T17:29:41.221-08:002014-12-19T17:29:41.221-08:00Can't wait.Can't wait.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-69520605321646515642014-12-19T13:34:36.107-08:002014-12-19T13:34:36.107-08:00I recently read this very collection, and liked it...I recently read this very collection, and liked it a lot. Yes, there is the spicy content, but these are, despite the publication venues, detective stories more than anything else, and they are brisk, fun, reading. There's humor here, too, as in one of the stories in which he has to pretend to be blind to get inside the gang doing a kidnapping (the reasoning is explained in the story), and a woman who thinks he's blind tries to "tease" him.<br /><br />These saddle-stiched books are great and well worth seeking out!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-300508448709269112014-12-19T08:23:34.541-08:002014-12-19T08:23:34.541-08:00Thanks James! I'll now be looking for Olsen.Thanks James! I'll now be looking for Olsen.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-35431993898586876652014-12-19T06:03:39.372-08:002014-12-19T06:03:39.372-08:00His real name was James P. Olsen, and he was proli...His real name was James P. Olsen, and he was prolific under that byline, too. I've read that same chapbook and loved it. I hope that someday there'll be a complete collection of the Dallas Duane stories. I've read a number of Western stories by Lawson/Olsen under both names, and they've all been good. They don't really have the same distinctive voice as the Dallas Duane stories, though. When I first read some of them, I thought Lawson might actually be Bellem, until I found out different.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com