The left, the right, and the outlaw josey wales joseph e. Most of us think of josey wales being a fictional character or a fictional composite of the old west made famous by the clint eastwood movie, the outlaw josey wales released in june of 1976. He plays a key role in the vengeance trail of josey wales, fighting on joseys side against escobedo, naturally. Based on the popular novel by famed native american author forrest carter, it freely mixed violence and amorality to create a darkly ambiguous world where good and evil are almost impossible to distinguish. The outlaw josey wales provides examples of action film, quiet drama scene.
Gone to texas and the vengeance trail of josey wales by. His wife and child had been lost to precivil war destruction and, like jesse james and other young farmers, he joined the guerrilla soldiers of missourimen with no cause but survival and no purpose but revenge. This is the book that the outlaw josey wales was based on, starring clint eastwood. With clint eastwood, sondra locke, chief dan george, bill mckinney. Eastwoods partner read it and suggested buying the rights. Neither men knew the authors real identity as a rabid segregationist and would not for some years. Josey wales is a 1972 american western novel also titled gone to texas in later editions written by forrest carter that was adapted into the film the outlaw josey wales directed by and starring clint eastwood. Forrest carter has a real irritating writing style that never let me really get into the book. Actually, the movie the outlaw josey wales was based upon the first novel included in this. Until unforgiven came along in 1992, the outlaw josey wales was widely regarded as clint eastwoods best film as a director, and one of the best westerns in general. My favorite movie is the outlaw josey wales and i want to read the original book the movie is based on. The script stays reasonably close to the book gone to texas. While no one has been able to prove one way or another the truth behind this bit of lore, the book is truly scarce, and nice copies very thin on the ground. The outlaw josey wales was based on a book written by a selfproclaimed cherokee whose real life as a former klansman became well known after his book, the education of little tree, topped the new york times bestseller list in 1991.
Josey wales, by asa earl carter was published in 1972 and was the novel that served to fashion the character for the screenplay. What book is the josey wales movie based on answers. Based on the popular novel by famed native american author forrest carter, it freely mixed violence and amorality to create a darkly ambiguous world where good and evil are. Exciting film based on historical events set during american civil war 18611865 in which the. The vengeance trail of josey wales audiobook by forrest. The rebel outlaw, josey wales was purchased by clint eastwood, who produced and starred in the movie adaptation of the work in 1976. The redlegs are a hell of a lot more bloodthirsty in the film than the original novel adorkable. The outlaw josey wales the screenplay based on the book gone to texas by forrest carter is another one of those violence revues, with carnage production numbers slotted every so. The outlaw josey wales was inspired by a 1972 novel by former kkk leader forrest carter, and was originally titled the rebel outlaw. Written in 1972 and originally published under the title the rebel outlaw. The outlaw josey wales was selected for the national film registry in 1996.
Two fantastic examples in wales confrontations with ten bears and fletcher. The american civil war is a great war of struggle and independence and this movie perfectly describes the efforts that had gone into the struggle. Josie wales, aka bushwhacker bill wilson north texas enews. In 2011, warner home video released a deluxe bluray book edition, with several glossy pages as well as a new featurette on clint eastwoods westerns. The script was worked on by sonia chernus and producer bob daley at malpaso, and eastwood himself paid some of the money to obtain the screen rights. In this sequel, josey wales and two other men from south texas ride into mexico in 1868 to avenge the death of their friends, who were killed by mexican rural militia rurales.
I purchased the book because i am a huge fan of the movie the outlaw josey wales and was curious to read the original story. The outlaw josey wales is a 1976 revisionist western film set at the end of the american civil war directed by and starring clint eastwood as the eponymous josey wales, with chief dan george, sondra locke, bill mckinney, john vernon, paula trueman, sam bottoms, geraldine keams, john russell, woodrow parfrey, joyce jameson, sheb wooley, john quade, will. Carter wrote a later book about geronimo, watch for me on the mountain, in 1978, republished in 1980 as cry geronimo. Carter sent the book to clint eastwoods office as an unsolicited submission. There are just enough differences to make it interesting, while enough alike to make you cheer. Lowndes this essay is an examination of the diverse origins of modern conservative antistatism in the united states through an analysis of the 1976 film the outlaw josey wales, and the book on which it was based. One of the best clint eastwood movies ever traces back to ugly roots. The guy who wrote the book outlaw josey wales was based on was a wacko racist. The novel was republished in 1975 under the title gone to texas.
When the war ended josey wales chose the hard road to texas in search of a new life. Campbell bruce firefox craig thomas honkytonk man clancy carlile white hunter, black heart peter viertel the bridges of madison county robert waller absolute power david baldacci. Buy the outlaw josey wales by forrest carter online at alibris. The clint eastwood movie is of course based on the first book, and is fairly faithful to it. The outlaw josey wales released in 1976, is based on the american revisionist and panavision film set during and after the american civil war. The writings and movie about josie wales are based on the real bushwhacker, bill wilson. Instead, the indians are apache and the book is dedicated to them. Carter once estimated that he never spent more than six months in a formal educational setting. The outlaw josey wales 1976 part 3 internet archive. The film was adapted from author forrest carters 1973 novel the rebel outlaw.
Actually, the movie the outlaw josey wales was based upon the first novel included in this volume, gone to texas, which i think was the more poorly written of the two. Josey wales is a 1972 american western novel also titled gone to. Other notable works by forrest carter are the rebel outlaw, josey wales 1973, and cry geronimo 1980. I just finished reading the two josey wales novels by forrest carter, gone to texas, which a lot of you know the clint eastwood movie the outlaw josey wales was based on, and the vengeance trail of josey wales. The american civil war is a great war of struggle and independence and this movie perfectly. Was the outlaw jose wales a real or a fictional character. However, the character of josey wales did bear some resemblance to a lot of postcivil war bad men. And all around there were braggarts and bounty hunters ready to try their luck against the outlaw called josey wales.
Missouri farmer josey wales joins a confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the union soldiers who murdered his family. Although the movie portrays the outlaw as tolerant of the persons he came into contact with as long as they werent trying to kill him, carter was a kkk leader and speechwriter for george wallace. Gone to texas by forrest carter goodreads share book. Set around the time of the civil war, the novel tells the story of a missouri farmer who, after his family is murdered by union militia. Josey wales, also titled, gone to texas, under the pseudonym forrest carter. The screenplay based on the book gone to texas by forrest carter is another one of those violence revues, with. Other characters, such as jamie the kid in the movie and lone watie, are different and more involved in the book than the movie. Josey wales 1972, was also an interesting character. The josey wales of the movie is really a sanitized version of josey wales in the novel. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Like most people i have seen the brilliant film the outlaw josey wales starring clint eastwood, but i never realised that it was actually based up a novel called gone to texas. The book was published by a small company in arkansas, and was likewise given a limited printing of only 75 hardcover editions. Immediately familiar to many as the basis of one of clint eastwoods most successful westerns, this reissue in leisures classic film collection was published as the rebel outlaw. This is an original song protected by for lyrics, chords, arrangements and music it is based on the film josey wales which was based on a book by forrest carter gone to texas which was. I think the outlaw josey wales is one of the best movies ever.
I probably would give gone to texas 3 stars, and the vengeance trail of josey wales 4 stars, giving it a yes, of course, this is the book on which the movie was based. One of a supposed print run of 75 copies, the majority of which were allegedly pulped by agreement with clint eastwood when he bought the rights to produce the film the outlaw josey wales. They thought for sure that forrest carter, whose novel has become clint eastwoods current shoot. The outlaw josey wales is a 1976 american revisionist western deluxe color and panavision. Clint films based on bookseastwood movierelated books. Until unforgiven came along in 1992, the outlaw josey wales was widely regarded as clint eastwood s best film as a director, and one of the best westerns in general. Gone to texas josey wales, book 1 by forrest carter. Missouri farmer josey wales joins a confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the.
The outlaw josey wales was based on the first novel written by a halfcherokee indian poet named forrest carter entitled the rebel outlaw. Richard schickel provides a commentary track, and there are two other, vintage featurettes. Ive been looking for forrest carters book gone to texas ever since i saw clint eastwoods movie based on it. The second novel included in this set, the vengeance trail of josey wales, was written better and the character of josey wales was much better developed. I read the book first under the title, gone to texas, which it was also published as. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Was the movie outlaw josey wales based on a real person. Wales,3 and the popular 1976 clint eastwood film based on the book, the. So i read the book it is based on gone to texas, and if anything it is even better than the movie. I know the name of the book is gone to texas because of the credits but i have found more than one version and during an interview clint eastwood said the movie was based on a book he got named the rebel outlaw josey walesmaybe he used wrong title and. Forrest carter, the writer of the novel the rebel outlaw.
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