tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post5924964997258520834..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: VALLEY OF VANISHING HERDS by W.C. Tuttle (1942)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-89438387282723331442015-01-09T20:44:19.781-08:002015-01-09T20:44:19.781-08:00Enjoyed this. Thx. Enjoyed this. Thx. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-64069130551533917832015-01-09T09:15:22.732-08:002015-01-09T09:15:22.732-08:00Is he wearing glasses? It isn't often you see...Is he wearing glasses? It isn't often you see that in a Western illustration.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168568381694506602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-51518967319679137052015-01-09T07:53:45.666-08:002015-01-09T07:53:45.666-08:00These Tuttle books sound swell, and this one in pa...These Tuttle books sound swell, and this one in particular. Like the covers, too, and that's a terrific line you quoted.<br /><br />You'll like mine this week.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-5287886982966229222015-01-09T06:58:35.841-08:002015-01-09T06:58:35.841-08:00I've read much of Tuttle's work including ...I've read much of Tuttle's work including this Hashknife and Sleepy novel. I've noticed that Tuttle's dialog is often witty and hardboiled. One of the best of the western writers.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-29028551592787659982015-01-09T06:28:53.410-08:002015-01-09T06:28:53.410-08:00I'm becoming a big fan of W. C. Tuttle's w...I'm becoming a big fan of W. C. Tuttle's work. I've read a handful of his westerns and enjoyed them all.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-58748730974276001232015-01-09T06:04:35.998-08:002015-01-09T06:04:35.998-08:00I love that cover with the cowboy hero with specs ...I love that cover with the cowboy hero with specs on...don't think I've seen that before.<br /><br />I'm reading Alan LaMay's "The Unforgiven" right now, and while it's not quite in the "forgotten" class, it goes back to 1957. LaMay was one of those writers of westerns who spent some time on developing his characters, something I always hope for in a western.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-2026455265040460802015-01-09T05:19:36.545-08:002015-01-09T05:19:36.545-08:00Sounds like a good one. I'll have to look and ...Sounds like a good one. I'll have to look and see if I have a copy. Appears to be an H.W. Scott cover on that paperback edition.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com