The Return of Henry Starr: A Novel
English
By (author): Richard Slotkin
Wild West lore collides with a life of crime in this biographical novel of the legendary Cherokee outlaw.
Growing up on Indian Territory in Oklahoma, Henry Starr had an illustrious family lineage: half Cherokee warriors, half western outlaws. Inspired by dime-store novels and old family tales, he began robbing banks to avenge the bitter mistreatment of his people. But while Starrs criminal career soon made him a legend, it also won him a death sentence.
That was years ago, before a lucky twist of fate sets Henry free. But while the world has changed around him, the myth of the outlaw Henry Starr lives on. Now his best chance at a new life is to work in Hollywooddepicting his former self in silent films. As Henry is drawn into a glamorized version of his own past, it becomes difficult to separate truth from fiction. And he soon finds himself returning to the life that made him a notorious icon.
A fictionalized tale of Henry Starrs dramatic life, novelist and historian Richard Slotkin brings authentic period detail to this saga of the frontier. See more
Growing up on Indian Territory in Oklahoma, Henry Starr had an illustrious family lineage: half Cherokee warriors, half western outlaws. Inspired by dime-store novels and old family tales, he began robbing banks to avenge the bitter mistreatment of his people. But while Starrs criminal career soon made him a legend, it also won him a death sentence.
That was years ago, before a lucky twist of fate sets Henry free. But while the world has changed around him, the myth of the outlaw Henry Starr lives on. Now his best chance at a new life is to work in Hollywooddepicting his former self in silent films. As Henry is drawn into a glamorized version of his own past, it becomes difficult to separate truth from fiction. And he soon finds himself returning to the life that made him a notorious icon.
A fictionalized tale of Henry Starrs dramatic life, novelist and historian Richard Slotkin brings authentic period detail to this saga of the frontier. See more
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