Blackie and Red

By Max Brand

Book Overview

Blackie Jason and Red Hardwick are constant rivals and true friends, but a heap of money and a life of ease threatens to send bullets flying and friendship asunder. Reprint. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843936975
• ISBN13: 9780843936971
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Family feud, western style

Blackie and Red grew up in an orphanage. Red is a naive young boy who tries to do 'what's right' and Blackie is a manipulative boy who is selfish and spiteful. They are united in their hatred of each other and yearn for the opportunity to fight it out. After running away from the orphanage the two meet an old miner who adopts them. After the miner 'strikes it rich' their REAL troubles begin. I really enjoyed Blackie and Red. At times I found myself driving an extra mile just to listen to the tapes. Brand manages to capture the essence of youth and the feud perfectly. Towards the end, I really had begun to hope the two characters reconcile. I had grown fond of them and wanted them both to succeed.. I found the ending a bit of a disappointment. 4 stars.