The scenario of the film is based on the novel the rebel outlaw josey wales 1973 by forrest carter reissued in 1975 under the title gone to texas the outlaw josey wales was a huge success in cinema and spent 31. You will root for this bad guy from start to finish. Josey wales, reprinted in 1975 by delacorte press as gone to texas. Oddly enough, he wrote some stories about cherokee indians and their plight. Forrest carter has a real irritating writing style that never let me really get into the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The outlaw josey wales is an american film by clint eastwood with starring clint eastwood, dan george and sondra locke. I would recommend both books to every reader of western lore. Would you listen to gone to texas a josey wales western again. This is the book that the outlaw josey wales was based on, starring clint eastwood. The book was published by a small company in arkansas, and was likewise given a limited printing of only 75 hardcover editions.
I know the name of the book is gone to texas because of the credits but i have found more than one version and during an interview clint eastwood said the movie was based on a book he got. Jan 01, 1973 this is the book that the outlaw josey wales was based on, starring clint eastwood. Gone to texas forrest carter like most people i have seen the brilliant film the outlaw josey wales starring clint eastwood, but i never realised that it was actually based up a novel called. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. My favorite movie is the outlaw josey wales and i want to read the original book the movie is based on. It was taken up by clint eastwood and made into the western movie the outlaw josey wales in 1976.
The film dialogue follows the book pretty closely, but the book is even better. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Forrest carter tells the fictional story of josey wales, who lost his family before the civil war and went on to become the most wanted man in. The outlaw josey wales was inspired by a 1972 novel by former kkk leader forrest carter, and was originally titled the rebel outlaw. Apr 27, 2016 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Josey wales clint eastwoods two main handguns are colt walker 1847 dragoon revolvers. The book on which the film the outlaw josey wales was based. The author later wrote under the alias of forrest carter and released his josey wales novel as gone to texas.
The second book was the vengeance trail of josey wales. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Josey wales, the new york times revealed that he was actually asa earl carter a southern klansman. Forrest carter, the author of the controversial memoir now recognized as a work of fiction the education of little tree, was the penname of asa earl carter september 4, 1925june 7, 1979, a rabid segregationist who was an infamous racist propagandist in the 1960s. Wales is portrayed in the 1976 western film the outlaw josey wales by actor and director clint eastwood. The cover art is beautiful and nostalgic, like the story itself.
He refuses the amnesty offered by the side that killed his wife and son. Soon after, he started working on the rebel outlaw, josey wales that would be published as gone to texas in 1976. Rebel outlaw, josey wales by forrest carter, 1975, delacorte press edition, in english gone to texas 1975 edition open library. The outlaw josey wales movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. The outlaw josey wales is a sneaky kind of sleeper novel. Gone to texas a josey wales western audiobook forrest. Gone to texas josey wales is out for blood the union army slaughtered his family and lured his friends into a death trap under the guise of a white flag the war may. Other characters, such as jamie the kid in the movie and lone watie, are different and more involved in the book than the movie. His wife and child had been lost to precivil war destruction and, like jesse james and other young farmers, he joined the guerrilla soldiers of missourimen with no cause but survival and no purpose but reve. A veteran of the kansas and missouri border wars that predated the civil war, confederate josey wales has no where to go when the war is finished. Josey wales is a 1972 american western novel also titled gone to texas in later editions written by forrest carter that was adapted into the film the outlaw josey wales directed by and starring clint eastwood. Dec, 2015 there was a sequel to the outlaw josey wales. Normally i like books better than movies, but not in this case. Two westerns gone to texasthe vengeance trail of josey wales by forrest carter 1989, paperback, reprint.
A perfect example is the outlaw josey wales also published under the title gone to texas. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. Forrest carter, the author of the controversial memoir now recognized as a work of fiction the education of little tree, was the penname of asa earl carter september 4, 1925june 7, 1979, a rabid segregationist who. It was ok, and it was also made into a film, but not starring eastwood.
Order of forrest carter books forrest carter is the pen name of american author and political speechwriter asa earl carter 19251979. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english an eleanor friede book. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. Clint eastwood movies western drawings the outlaw josey wales 4 sizes home decoration canvas poster print a gallery of the outlaw josey wales publicity stills and other photos. The vengeance trail of josey wales audiobook by forrest. Josey wales was a name to be feared in forrest carters wild west, and you can understand why when you read this book. Mar 29, 2011 my favorite movie is the outlaw josey wales and i want to read the original book the movie is based on. A sequel, the vengeance trail of josey wales, is also available.
Based on the novel gone to texas by forrest carter. Gone to texas a josey wales western audiobook by forrest. The weapon featured larger cylinder chambers to allow more powder to be placed in the gun thus making them more powerful hence why it was so popular twenty years later. Wales was portrayed by michael parks in the 1986 sequel the return of josey wales. Gone to texas by forrest carter goodreads share book. Gone to texas and the vengence trail of josey wales are both great reads, made all the more convenient by the fact that both stories are published here in one tome. The outlaw josey wales is a 1976 american revisionist western film directed by and starring clint eastwood. The sequel carries the title the vengeance trail of josey wales, and its available bound with this novel as gone to texas. Josey wales is a fictional character created by author forrest carter, for his 1973 novel the rebel outlaw. Gone to texas the vengeance trail of josey wales 9780826311689 by carter, forrest and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Gone to texas, the vengeance trail of josey wales, and josey wales. At first it didnt seem to be affecting me, but before i knew it, it was over, and i was eager to revisit the characters. The outlaw josey wales was based on the first novel written by a halfcherokee indian poet named forrest carter entitled the rebel outlaw. The josey wales of the movie is really a sanitized version of josey wales in the novel.
Two westerns gone to texas and the vengeance trail of josey wales. He was born william bill wilson in the ozarks in missouri of a welltodo family. Stated first printing published in 1973 under title. His wife and child had been lost to precivil war destruction and, like jesse james and other young farmers, he joined the guerrilla soldiers of missourimen with no cause but survival and no purpose but revenge.
I read the book first under the title, gone to texas, which it was also published as. Josey wales the title was eventually changed to gone to texas. Oct 16, 2019 was the outlaw jose wales a real or a fictional character. No doubt many readers have seen clint eastwood play the taciturn tobaccochewing andspitting josey wales in the 1976 film adaptation of the story, the outlaw josey wales, before he decided to talk to an empty chair in front ofthe republican party. Was the outlaw jose wales a real or a fictional character. An early1970s privately printed novel under the title the rebel outlaw. The vengeance of josey wales forrest carter, ed sala on.
Gone to texas and the vengeance trail of josey wales by. Originally called gone to texas, the name changed when clint eastwood turned it into a movie. The real josey wales was a confederate guerilla fighter, a bushwacker, an associate of the bloody quantrill raiders, horse rustler, deadly shot, and killer of many. A novelized life of the great apache chief geronimo, built on oral history by the author of the josey wales novels, gone to texas and outlaw josey wales. Josey wales two classic westerns in one paperbackthe outlaw josey wales and gone to texas the basis of clint eastwoods movie the outlaw josey wales. A cautiously optimistic epic, deeply rooted in american history. However, the character of josey wales did bear some resemblance to a lot of postcivil war bad men. The outlaw josey wales is a 1976 revisionist western film set at the end of the american civil war directed by and starring clint eastwood as the eponymous josey wales, with chief dan george, sondra locke, bill mckinney, john vernon, paula trueman, sam bottoms, geraldine keams, john russell, woodrow parfrey, joyce jameson, sheb wooley, john quade, will sampson, and royal dano.
The lead character in the novel is a former confederate soldier named josey wales who is also the chief protagonist in the second novel. The vengeance trail of josey wales by forrest carter at indigo. Well written with humour and a good philosophy from start to finish. Gone to texas the vengeance trail of josey wales by forrest carter, lawrence clayton afterword by online at alibris. Gone to texas josey wales, book 1 by forrest carter book cover, description, publication history. Overview josey wales was the most wanted man in texas. Download pdf the rebel outlaw josey wales free online. Mar 14, 2017 the real outlaw josey wales was bill wilson, a confederate bushwhacker from the ozarks. I have a copy of both the movies done on josey wales yes, there were two, one of forrest carters gone to texas and the other based on his second book the vengeance trail of josey wales. Carter ensures that we sympathize with this feared outlaw he seems to be notorious wherever he goes by giving us some history. Carter used the pseudonym in order to masquerade as a cherokee, but after the publication of the rebel outlaw. Josey wales was republished in 1975 by the delacorte press as gone to texas by forrest carter.
As a fan of the movie i was very happy to find book was very much the story. Hunted by cavalry and bounty hunters, josey wales and a cherokee friend struggle for survival on the dangerous trail to texas. Twentyfive year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers josey wales. Gone to texas by forrest carter 1975, hardcover for sale. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your.
The stories are well written, very, very believable, and depict a terrible time in american history. There are many who think he existed in a homicidally. The journey was not only the trail from war torn missouri, through the indian nations to the high plains desert of west texas but back to humanity. What other book might you compare gone to texas a josey wales western to and why. Two classic westerns in one paperbackthe outlaw josey wales and gone to texas the basis of clint eastwoods movie the outlaw josey wales. One of his childrens books made to oprahs book list until the identity of the author became known. Gone to texas josey wales, book 1 by forrest carter. There was a pbs documentary about asa carter as well, he wrote josey wales after moving to abilene, texas to start fresh in a new town. Gone to texas forrest carter first edition 1973 hc w dust.
The screenplay was written by forrest carter after his novel. Josey wales is a 1972 american western novel also titled gone to texas in later editions written by forrest carter that was adapted into the. Josey wales, by asa earl carter was published in 1972 and was the novel that served to fashion the character for the screenplay. Watch for me on the mountain by forrest carter kirkus. The script was worked on by sonia chernus and producer bob daley at malpaso, and eastwood himself paid some of the money to obtain the screen rights. I know the name of the book is gone to texas because of the credits but i have found more than one version and during an interview clint eastwood said the movie was based on a book. History played for tragedyless than totally enthralling or convincing but vivid, richly colored, and often fiercely effective. No guarantee on products that contain supplements your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Josey wales and his cherokee friend, lone watie, set out for the west through the dangerous camanchero territory. Gone to texas a josey wales western audiobook forrest carter. From kkk to george wallace to josey wales to little tree.
What book is the basis of the movie the outlaw josey wales. Download the rebel outlaw josey wales ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Just a great western with a deep, deep emotion under it all. The end of what war is the setting of movie the outlaw josey wales.
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