As History.com notes, on this day in 1925 Elmore Leonard was born.
You can read about the late, great crime writer via the below link:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elmore-leonard-is-born?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2016-1011-10112016&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=97490365&kx_EmailCampaignID=7512&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2016-1011-10112016&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa%20&os_ehash=44@experian:de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa
You can also read my Crime Beat column on Elmore Leonard via the below link:
http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2009/05/return-to-elmoreland-elmore-leonards.html
R.T.,
ReplyDeleteI like both his crime thrillers and his westerns.
But I've noted here before that most westerns are in fact crime stories with an historical backdrop. Most westerns involve lawmen and outlaws, after all.
Paul
R.T.,
ReplyDeleteI like both his crime thrillers and his westerns.
But I've noted here before that most westerns are in fact crime stories with an historical backdrop. Most westerns involve lawmen and outlaws, after all.
Paul