Bar-20 Days

Hopalong Cassidy #5

by Clarence Edward Mulford

Clarence Edward Mulford (1883-1956) was the American author The Orphan (1908), Bar-20 (also Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up) (1907), Hopalong Cassidy (1910), Bar-20 Days (also Hopalong Cassidy's Private War) (1911), Hopalong Cassidy (1912), Buck Ranchman (with John Wood Clay) (1912), The Man From Bar-20 (1918), The Bar-20 Three (also Hopalong Cassidy Sees Red) (1921), 'Bring Me His Ears' (1922), Black Buttes (1923), Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1924), Rustlers' Valley (1924), Cottonwood Gulch (1925), Hopalong Cassidy Protégé (1926), Corson of the JC (1927), Mesquite Jenkins (1928), Me an' Shorty (1929), The Deputy Sheriff (1930), Hopalong Cassidy and the Eagle's Brood (1931), Mesquite Tumbleweed (1932), The Round-Up (1933), Trail Dust (1934), On the Trail of the Tumbling T (1935), Hopalong Cassidy Takes Cards (1937), Hopalong Cassidy Serves a Writ (1941), Hopalong Cassidy's Saddle Mate (1949) and The Orphan Outlaw (1950).

Genres: Westerns, Fiction, Classics

212 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1911

About the author

Clarence Edward Mulford was the author of Hopalong Cassidy, written in 1904. He wrote it in Fryeburg, Maine, United States, and the many stories and 28 novels were followed by radio, feature film, television, and comic book versions. Clarence was born in Streator, Illinois. He died of complications from surgery in Portland, Maine. He set aside much of his money from his book for local charities.

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in ebook, which I downloaded from Project Gutenberg. So my copy is likely not exactly the same as this one. I couldn't find a specific ebook for it listed here, however, so decided to do my review on this version.

First, I wish I would have discovered Mulford's Hopalong Cassidy years ago. Great characters and great storytelling. Mulford has a dry wit that really cracks me up, and though the books aren't specifically humor, they have a lot of funny elements to them.

Second, this is really a series of loosely connected stories about the Bar-20 ranch and the cowboys who work it. Hopalong Cassidy is a major character but not the only one who gets a lot of on page time. There isn't an overarching novel narrative here. The stories are episodic, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of them. I highly recommend them and actually enjoyed this a bit more than "Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round Up."

[VT · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will be posting a longer review of this book on my blog next month! Exciting, funny, violent, a bit silly...

[Priyanka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was never a fan of “western” and was definitely not aware that it was one of the categories in books. It was boring but less boring than watching a western movie. I neither have the patience nor the tolerance for amount of intensity they put when facing an enemy. Then there’s undertones of misogyny, racism, toxic masculinity (where men have to be macho and hide their emotions) and, guns galore. Even though I don’t like this genre I’m glad I gave it a try but I can’t recommend it because first of all I didn’t like the book and secondly due to the first reason I am not certain of the quality of this book. I gave it two stars because despite not liking the genre due to it’s undertones I did like the fact that the “good guys” in the book are principally good guys it’s just that our personalities would clash on many things but fundamental questions/issues.

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hopalong Cassidy/Bar 20/Western Series/Western Cowboy

CEM penned westerns for many years. His most popular were the Hopalong Cassidy ones, which included Bar 20 riders and other friends. The series of novels was developed into classic western to modern ranch cowboy and even included a few western that coincided with WW II. This series of novels is an excellent read for the genre......ER

[Richard · Rating 1 out of 5]

Grade school book for kids

This is a silly book for a western. It makes all the characters seem real silly and dumb. I only made it to page 30. Couldn’t take it anymore. This is one of only a few I couldn’t finish.

[Carl Cook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice relaxing book.

Good entertainment for someone stressed out. East to read and makes one imagine the good old days. Get a cup of coffee and get lost in the story.

[Trebor · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was a young fingerling I loved Saturday cowboy shows on the early TV stations. One of the best was Hopalong Cassidy. I never realized that there was a series of books written with him as the main character. This book was like a time machine which took me back to those long ago days, but with a more authentic spin. It wasn't the sanitized version of Hoppy that was presented in the TV series, but a more human man with flaws and foibles with an honest desire to do the right and just thing, however, do not do him or his friends any wrong. A classic cowboy and stories that were easily translated into weekly cowboy drama. One more thing I learned is the reason for his handle Hopalong. You see he had a bum leg and his gimpy stride drew the nickname as Hopalong or Hoppy for short. I loved it, as simplistic as it appears, it has a deep rooted American pride about the old west. I hope the rest of these classic westerns are as much fun to read.

[Jerry Blackerby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I love westerns. I had never read a Hopalong Cassidy book by the original author, Clarence Mulford, but had read those written by Louis L’Amour after Mulford retired. Mulford was not L’Amour, but still wrote a good book.

[Dad]

Good old time western about Hopalong Cassidy. Just easy fun reading.

[Travis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light, easy, and entertaining Hopalong Cassidy stories.

[Johnny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fun quick easy read with a few prose obfuscations and an ethos a long ways from today's political correctness. Enjoyable nonetheless.

[Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could fine them, I would own all of his Westerns. In hardback or paperback just like, I have all of Louie La'Mour books. I am a collector of good Western Authors.

[Michael P. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am injured or I would try to justice to the canyon deep flaws in this failure of a novel.