Books with author Richard O'Connor

As anyone knows, it is nearly impossible to separate fact from imagination from myth when writing about one of these famed heroes of the Old West. O'Connor's effort has been known for years, and although clearly embellished in places, it is considered the most authoritative of a bad lot. Hickok's story begins in 1861, with a young man of 24 working for pittance wages in Nebraska. It ends 16 years later, in Deadwood, with the hanging of his murderer. In between are enough gunfights and quests to fill a dozen western novels.

When the famous hunter Sanger Rainsford is stranded on an island in the Caribbean, he soon learns to his horror which prey is the most dangerous game. "The Most Dangerous Game" been often collected in anthologies, often referenced in writing manuals, and adapted for the big screen more than a dozen times. This collection also includes Hemingway's "The Killers," Saki's "Sredni Vashtar," London's "To Build a Fire," "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "The Country of the Blind," and the classic thrillers "Captain Rogers" and "Leiningen versus the Ants." Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.