"Tuska's views on film are, read today, strikingly singular. Certainly, none would dare to express his views on D. W. Griffith's controversial epic, namely that it was a misunderstood masterpiece intended as an indictment of the racial hatred it was accused of championing. In any case I found this book refreshing and it is undeniably a great source not only on the development of the western genre but on the early history of the American film industry. Indeed it has become clear, after reading this, that the two are inseparably linked. The books factual errors are unfortunate but it's clear that Tuska was working mainly from biased personal accounts and this does serve to say something about the figures he is writing about. A must read for cinephiles and western movies aficionados."

"Reviews on GoodReads for Charlie are refreshingly sane compared to the whining twits on Amazon.

Dutch in his prime - which is most all 40+ entries in his oeuvre - is Coke. All the sugar is there.

This early stuff is Diet Coke. Not Coke. If you want to taste Coke, drink a Coke.

The Amazon reviewers are screaming at the fact that the publisher offered up a can of Diet Coke, told them explicitly on the dustjacket it was Diet Coke, and they drank the Diet Coke, and damned if it wasn't the Diet Coke the publisher promised.

I can't imagine Elmore would want such folk as fans. I can only begin to imagine the treatment dished out to such a lot by the likes of Louis and Ordell or Cundo.

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