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Books & Looks Podcast: Summer of 1876: A Tapestry of History, Old West Legends & Baseball’s Birth with Chris Wimmer

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either…

BookTribAugust 9, 2023

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A Gem of Old West History Revealed in “The Trial of Billy the Kid”

Students of the Wild West not long ago were treated to a fascinating work of research and storytelling in Killing Pat Garrett, a blow-by-blow account of the period’s most famous lawman, so precise that you felt author David G. Thomas was huddled behind a bush hearing every word firsthand. While…

Jim AlkonJune 4, 2021

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David G. Thomas Takes Us Back in Time and Back to the Old West

David G. Thomas sought the cold hard truth amidst the mysteries and mystique of the Old West when he began to research an infamous gunslinging figure: Billy the Kid. Everyone’s heard of this menacing guy even if they know nothing about the history behind the tall tales. If they have…

BookTribJune 21, 2021

Books & Looks Podcast: Summer of 1876: A Tapestry of History, Old West Legends & Baseball’s Birth with Chris Wimmer

A Gem of Old West History Revealed in “The Trial of Billy the Kid”

David G. Thomas Takes Us Back in Time and Back to the Old West

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