Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson (Midland Book)

Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson (Midland Book) | Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Bunker | TRUE OR FALSE YOU SAY?

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	Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson (Midland Book) Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Bunker Indiana University Press, 1983 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Truth be told

Everything in this book is true. All the footnotes are flawless. It is written extremely well.

McAllister (the reviewer below)is an angry man who measures a man from 150 years ago, when it was kill or be killed, against his own angry Ward Churchill PC meter. Jeremiah Johnson was politically incorrect by today standards. Give McAllister a Doctorate for his insights. Also. show me who wasn't racist or politically incorrect 150 years ago. Spare me!!

By the way...the book was not flawlessly researched and in fact is probably not true at all. From what people seem to know about Liver Eating Johnson, you discover it is mostly third and fourth hand. Fun read anyway but not to be taken seriously. It's 2-3 stars for the fun of it. But my point is...don't you hate the "Rorscach" review?

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TRUE OR FALSE YOU SAY?

I say true as it gets. In fact, I believe I could have been the "liver-eater". I'm 6'2, strong as a bar, big bushy red beard with bright auburn hair. Yes sir, I do believe I once walked the lands as Liver-Eating Johnson.

Whew, just slipped away from reality for a moment. While I wish I'd experienced the tales told in this fascinating book and while I do appear as Mr. Johnston is described, I fear I have no recollection of those times. Nevertheless, Mr. Thorps's words will put you in a trance and force you to read his story from cover to cover lickety-split. Who cares if every facet of the story is true or not. I suspect some is exagerated but then if you survived those years in the way a mountain man did, you have every right to exagerate. God bless the liver-eater and all his fans.

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A Good Read.

Regardless of whether it is truth, legend, fiction, or myth, Crow Killer is a good read for those interested in the old west and the life of the mountain men. Much better and bigger than the movie (just as Johnson was much bigger than Redford) with vivid action and great descriptions of the times. Some people seem concerned with the lack of documentation, however word of mouth and story telling were the documentation methods of the times for red and white men alike. A good read. If you liked the movie you'll enjoy the book.

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