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Sue Cauhape's Blog – June 2011 Archive (3)

Mary Doria Russell's "Doc"

Just finished reading Mary Doria Russell's novel, Doc. While a murder mystery runs through this novel about Doc Holliday, the main story focuses on John Henry Holliday's time spent in Dodge City and his growing friendship with the Earp brothers. Russell's research provides a detailed view of Dodge City as it was during the cattle drive era. Mid-Nineteenth century dental practices, Kansas politics, and lifestyles in general round out Russell's personality descriptions of Doc, Wyatt, Morgan,…

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Added by Sue Cauhape on June 27, 2011 at 12:03pm — No Comments

National Day of the Cowboy

Just heard that this commemorative day exists. Is anyone on this list involved in events scheduled for July 23, 2011 for National Day of the Cowboy. It's coming up soon, so how does a person put together something on short notice?

Added by Sue Cauhape on June 15, 2011 at 9:37am — 4 Comments

Interest in the American West

As I come in contact with groups like True West, I'm amazed at how many people are deeply interested in the American West, its history and lifeways. With film productions such as Serenity and Cowboys and Aliens, the western genre is being modernized to reach "into the black." Is there a resurgence of that "aim to misbehave" self-reliance returning to American culture? What inspired the members of this group to be interested in the Old West and its movie/books genre?

Added by Sue Cauhape on June 3, 2011 at 9:27am — 14 Comments

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