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Thomas D. Clagett

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Historical Fiction, Film History

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Thomas D. Clagett has always had a passion for the West, for films and for writing. His historical novel, "West of Penance," was awarded the first place gold medallion for best Inspirational Fiction from the Will Rogers Medallion Award judges. It also won won the New Mexico-Arizona Book Award in 2016 for Best Historical Fiction. Clagett's first novel, "The Pursuit of Murieta," won a Will Rogers Medallion Award for Honorable Mention.

After graduating from the University of Southern California where he earned a degree in Journalism, Clagett spent nearly twenty years working as an assistant film editor in Hollywood on such projects as Jack Nicholson's "The Two Jakes" and the NBC mini-series "Blind Faith," he still found the opportunity to write ...more

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Thomas D. Clagett That's a tough question what with so many to chose from. But the couple that immediately comes to mind is Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call from Larry …moreThat's a tough question what with so many to chose from. But the couple that immediately comes to mind is Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call from Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove." For all the humorous bickering and needling they exchange, the respect they have for each other and those they care about is deep and comforting. And even with their faults, they are at heart good and decent men.(less)
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Thomas D. Clagett I write. Be prepared to let your story and characters live on the page.
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Line of Glory
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William Friedkin: Films of ...
3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1990 — 8 editions
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West of Penance
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The Pursuit of Murieta
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Blood West
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The River Ghost
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In “Pintsized Pioneers at Play: Homemade Frontier Fun and Danger,” their follow-up to their award-winning “Pintsized Pioneers at Work,” authors Preston Lewis and Harriet Kocher Lewis, using local newspapers, diaries, and memoirs, present a fascinatin ...more
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