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The Great Rascal: the Exploits of the Amazing Ned Buntline
Biography of Ned Buntline, 'Dime novelist', pathological liar, bigamist, etc.'
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First published August 9, 2015
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March 7, 2016
What an extraordinary life this man led! Call it ambition or consumption, Buntlines drive was insatiable. He was the man who 'discovered' Buffalo Bill and launched his show; he wrote over 200 dime novels or shilling shockers. Married at least seven times--three at the same time--and the father of many children--alcoholic who gave temperance lectures and used the donations to buy his next binge--he was a western rake and an eastern roue.
Monaghan's work as a biographer and historian is exemplary.
Monaghan's work as a biographer and historian is exemplary.
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