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* Read ^ El Paso: A Novel by Winston Groom » eBook or Kindle ePUB. El Paso: A Novel "Saga with a wink and a nudge" according to Skylark. It was clever to include the famous figures of the day to his cast and, he dealt with them fairly, for the most part. It was certainly hard to put down. This, I predict, will be as popular as his Gump books and I for one, loved it far more.. "well written with great character development" according to Wade. well researched , well written with great character development. Didn't put it down.. "Terrible" according to Cocobravo. This book is terr
| Title | : | El Paso: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1631492241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
Three decades after the first publication of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom returns to fiction with this sweeping American epic.Long fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early twentieth century, best-selling author Winston Groom brings to life a much-forgotten period of history in this episodic saga set in six parts. After weeks of searching and with no trace of Villa, the Colonel fears all is lostthat is, until a twist of fate unites his party with that of Johnny Ollas, an aspiring matador whose wife has also been kidnapped by the marauding revolutionaries. Even worse, Villa’s henchmen abduct the Colonel’s grandchildren in another daring raid only days later.Frantic, the aging patriarch and his adopted son race to El Paso, hoping to gather a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt down the generalissimo on his own turf. Pitting the legendary Pancho Villa against “the Colonel,” a thrill-seeking Bostonian railroad tycoo
He served in Vietnam with the Fourth Infantry Division and lives in Point Clear, Alabama. Winston Groom is the author of twenty previous books, including Forrest Gump, Conversations with the Enemy (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Shiloh 1862, and The Generals.
And maybe a feature film in its future?” (Celeste Williams - Fort Worth Star-Telegram)“Groom’s epic narrative is a hefty yet entertaining page-turner, at times funny, heartbreaking, emotional, and brutal. This is the big one that fans have been waiting for, and they’ll grab it up like they would a delicious box of chocolates.” (Michele Leber - Booklist (starred review))“Winston Groom proves life and fiction really is like a delicious box of chocolates. Pancho Villa and a cast of true-life personalities. “Groom combines military savvy w
"Saga with a wink and a nudge" according to Skylark. It was clever to include the famous figures of the day to his cast and, he dealt with them fairly, for the most part. It was certainly hard to put down. This, I predict, will be as popular as his Gump books and I for one, loved it far more.. "well written with great character development" according to Wade. well researched , well written with great character development. Didn't put it down.. "Terrible" according to Cocobravo. This book is terrible. Fortunately I only paid $9 for kindle version. I saw a review that compared El Paso to Lonesome Dove. That might be true if El Paso had a plot, interesting characters and dialogue. It doesn't. Save your money.
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