TOM CLAVIN is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper and web site editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times covering entertainment, sports, and the environment. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His books include The Heart of Everything That Is, Halsey's Typhoon, The Last Stand of Fox Company, and Last Men Out. The Heart of Everything That Is is being developed as a feature by Ridley Scott Films, Fox Company has been optioned and adapted for the big screen, and Last Men Out is being developed as a 10-hour limited series by the Levinson/Fontana production company. He lives in Sag Harbor, NY
Absorbing. . . . Fun and revealing all the way through. . . . Mr.
Clavin gives Earp his due, but one of the virtues of his book is
the welcome light it shines on its other protagonist, Bat
Masterson, who comes across as much more interesting, human and
fun. --The Wall Street Journal Two of the most fabled lawmen of the
American West's fascinating careers are brought to life in Tom
Clavin's Dodge City. --New York Post A dramatic history of the West
and the late 19th century that focuses on Wyatt Earp and Bat
Masterson who were fast friends. --Bill O'Reilly Thorough,
compelling and entertaining. . . . Clavin sprinkles in fascinating
tidbits about life and culture in the Old West. . . . In Dodge
City, Clavin vividly re-creates a time, a town and an era that it
seems incomprehensible occurred less than 150 years ago. In it, he
provides a reality check to the countless books, TV shows and
movies about the Old West. --Houston Press
Rip-snorting good reading --Ft. Worth Star-Telegram This real-life
story of 'Dodge City' is as colorful as anything Hollywood
imagined. . . . In Dodge City Clavin has collected the legends,
outrageous lies and even more outrageous truths told about the
frontier town synonymous all over the world with America's
cattle-drive era. --Dallas News A full-tilt, flat-out, rip-roaring
trail ride back into those thrilling days of yesteryear. --The
Virginian-Pilot Clavin tells a lively tale that's both entertaining
and informative, with plenty of action and little-known information
to keep a reader around. . . . Fans of Western U.S. history or
lovers of Larry McMurtry novels should covet this book; it's
everything you want it to be. --LaCrosse Tribune Offers a sweeping
and often riveting account of the personalities and exploits of
both men whose paths repeatedly crossed as the post-Civil War
frontier moved westward. . . . This is an enjoyable saga that will
appeal to both Western aficionados and general readers. --Booklist
Clavin's book brims with a colorful collection of real outlaws, sex
workers, gamblers, and chorus dancers whose personalities, deeds,
and even nicknames help readers understand why the Western legend
entranced the nation in the first place. To know the history of
Dodge City is to understand how the West was won, and this history
is often just as captivating and strange as the legends that have
supplanted it. --Publishers Weekly An extraordinary account of the
iconic Wild West town of Dodge City, KS. . . . Clavin brings true
personality to a severe Earp and the affable but steady-nerved
Masterson during their roles in taming the wildest excesses of the
Western frontier. --Library Journal The author paints a lively
portrait of the town and its denizens, particularly those
well-known enforcers. Along the way, he reveals a few lesser-known
aspects of their characters . . . . A must-have for buffs. --Kirkus
Reviews Tales of the Old West seem to improve with age. . . .
[Clavin] brings into sharp focus stories that long ago acquired the
sepia tone of antiquity. . . . Clavin's storytelling skills shine
as he chronicles the personal histories of the now-mythical pair,
tracing the years of their reign in the West and providing an
intriguing look at their comradeship. . . . Clavin's bold narrative
of life in a nation still coming of age provides a shot of good
old-fashioned escapism. . . . [A] rip-roarin' read. --BookPage
Tom Clavin's Dodge City is a lesson in historical reporting,
exhaustively researched and enthusiastically written with all the
page-turning drive of a modern thriller. He's swept aside a century
of cheesy myth to excavate the far more fascinating reality that
lay beneath. In his hands, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, James Butler
Hickok, and that salty perennial Doc Holliday rise from their
graves to strut across a raw frontier smelling of fresh-sawn pine,
buffalo guts, and human blood. --Loren D. Estleman, author of Cape
Hell Tom Clavin has produced a sharp picture of the brief but vivid
culture of the 19th century cattle towns. --Larry McMurtry,
bestselling author of Lonesome Dove and Comanche Moon I loved
Clavin's The Heart of Everything That Is, so I already knew I was
in the hands of a gifted storyteller with his new history of the
American West. But, wow! Dodge City crackles from the start.
Replete with rich characters and a narrative that's faster than Bat
Masterson, Clavin has surpassed even himself. --Neal Bascomb, New
York Times bestselling author of The Winter Fortress and Hunting
Eichmann In a time when understanding America's real frontier past
has never been more crucial, Tom Clavin's Dodge City cuts through
popular mythology and offers both clarity and fine entertainment -
in other words, it's a book that anyone interested in Western
history needs to read. --Jeff Guinn, author of the New York Times
bestseller The Last Gunfight
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