{"product_id":"gunslinger-9781478000853","title":"Gunslinger","description":"Fiftieth Anniversary Edition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e is a fundamental American masterpiece.\"---Thomas McGuane \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fiftieth anniversary edition commemorates Edward Dorn's masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e, a comic, anti-epic critique of American capitalism that still resonates today. Set in the American West, the Gunslinger, his talking horse Claude L vi-Strauss, a saloon madam named Lil, and the narrator called \"I\" set out in search of the billionaire Howard Hughes. As they travel along the Rio Grande to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and finally on to Colorado, they are joined by a whole host of colorful characters: Dr. Jean Flamboyant, Kool Everything, and Taco Desoxin and his partner Tonto Pronto. During their adventures and hijinks, as captured in Dorn's multilayered, absurd, and postmodern voice, they joke and smoke their way through debates about the meaning of existence. Put simply, \u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e is an American classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a new foreword Marjorie Perloff discusses \u003ci\u003eGunslinger\u003c\/i\u003e's continued relevance to contemporary politics. This new edition also includes a critical essay by Michael Davidson and Charles Olson's idiosyncratic \"Bibliography on America for Ed Dorn,\" which he wrote to provide guidance for Dorn's study of, and writing about, the American West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478000853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Edward Dorn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652571852956,"sku":"9781478000853","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6df2f05e-d517-46a8-905c-9f7dc77fa05b.jpg?v=1603880066","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gunslinger-9781478000853","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}