Gifford, Barry, 1946-

The cavalry charges : writings on books, film, and music / Barry Gifford. - Revised edition. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019] - xiii, 248 pages ; 23 cm

"First printing 2019." "Original date published: 2007."

Author's note -- Books -- B. Traven: the man who never forgot -- Michael Swindle's slouching towards Birmingham -- The thrill of a writer's lifetime -- The strangest one of all -- Nothin' good ever happens in Texas -- Adi's to the gaviero: an encomium for mutis -- Black Wings had his angel -- Notes on Neihardt -- Read 'em and weep: my favorite novels -- Film and television -- The cavalry charges -- A brief dossier on One-Eyed Jacks -- In search of the city of ghosts -- Fuzzy sandwiches, or there is no speed limit on the lost highway -- Keeper of the cat people: a paean to Val Lewton -- Confidential as a baby's cry -- Souvenir of evil -- Sailor & Lula and the capital R -- Music -- The last time i saw Artie -- Lost interlude -- Madrugada: not opera action musical! -- Madrugada: the libretto.

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Gifford, Barry, 1946-


American essays--20th century.

PS3557.I283 / C38 2019

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