{"product_id":"the-shootist-paperback","title":"The Shootist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlendon Swarthout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMiles Swarthout\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Homesman\u003c\/i\u003e, now a major motion picture The Shootist is John Bernard Books, a gunfighter at the turn of the twentieth century who must confront the greatest Shootist of all: Death. Most men would end their days in bed or take their own lives, but a gunfighter has a third option, one that Books decides to exercise. He may choose his own executioner.\u003cbr\u003eAs word spreads that the famous assassin has incurable cancer, an assortment of human vultures gathers to feast on the corpse--among them a gambler, a rustler, a clergyman, an undertaker, an old love, a reporter, even an admiring teenager. What follows is the last courageous act in Books's own legend.\u003cbr\u003eThis classic, Spur Award-winning novel was chosen by the Western Writers of America as one of the best western novels ever written and was the inspiration for John Wayne's last great starring role in the acclaimed 1976 film adaptation. The Bison Books edition includes a new introduction by the author's son, Miles Swarthout, in which he discusses his father's work and the making of the legendary film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prolific writer in multiple genres, Glendon Swarthout (1918-92) won the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Western Writers of America and is now in their Hall of Fame. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Homesman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Colts\u003c\/i\u003e. Miles Swarthout is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sergeant's Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of Glendon Swarthout's short story collection, \u003ci\u003eEasterns and Westerns\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a screenwriter who adapted his father's book for the movie \u003ci\u003eThe Shootist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228949758201,"sku":"9780803238237","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZTAySTFaZit5TjBtLytybktsT2RvQT09.webp?v=1768296778","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-shootist-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}