Black Hat Jack

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Black Hat Jack
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Art by Ken Laager
Author Joe R. Lansdale
IllustratorKen Laager
Cover artistKen Laager
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Western fiction
Publisher Subterranean Press
Publication date
2014
Media type ebook, hardcover, limited edition
Pages130
ISBN 978-1-59606-677-9
Preceded byPrisoner 489(2014) 
Followed byParadise Sky(2015) 

Black Hat Jack: The True Life Adventures of Deadwood Dick as told by His Ownself is a novella written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. [1] [2] It tells the story about African-American cowboy Nat Love, also known as "Deadwood Dick" and his friend Black Hat Jack. The story is told from Nat's narrative point of view and takes place in the old west in 1874 during the Second Battle of Adobe Walls fought against various tribes of Native Americans. [3] [4]

Contents

Release information

It was published by Subterranean Press as an eBook and both a deluxe hardcover and limited edition. The hardcover has sold out. [5]

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References

  1. "Black Hat Jack Review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. Lansdale, Joe R. "Black Hat Jack". Booklist Online. Subterranean Press. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. The October Country Wordpress. "Review of Black Hat Jack" . Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. Goodreads Review. "Black Hat Jack". goodreads.com. Subterranean Press. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. Lansdale, Joe R. "Black Hat Jack release information". Subterranean Press. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.