Max Brand (1) (1892–1944)
Author of Destry Rides Again
For other authors named Max Brand, see the disambiguation page.
Max Brand (1) has been aliased into Frederick Faust.
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Works by Max Brand
Works have been aliased into Frederick Faust.
Peyton: A Western Duo (Center Point Premier Western (Large Print)) by Brand, Max (2011) Library Binding (1900) 11 copies
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case [1940 film] — Screenwriter — 6 copies
Max and Mutt 5 copies
The Good Badman: A Western Trio: Speedy's Desert Dance / A Watch in the Wilderness / The Good Badman (Thorndike… (2009) 4 copies
Horseback Hellion 2 copies
That Receding Brow 2 copies
Half a Partner 2 copies
The hill of Gasquet 2 copies
Peter Blue, One-Gun Man 1 copy
The Naked Blade 1 copy
The Silent Witness 1 copy
Mr. Christmas 1 copy
The Small World 1 copy
The Dew of Heaven 1 copy
Max Brand: Western Stories 1 copy
The Settlement 1 copy
The Hour of Reckoning 1 copy
The Freebooter 1 copy
Pringle's Luck 1 copy
Ronicky Doone's Rewards 1 copy
Honor Bright 1 copy
The Boy Who Found Christmas 1 copy
East Wind 1 copy
Bulldog (Blondy) 1 copy
Beyond the Finish 1 copy
Fixed 1 copy
The Gambler and the Stake 1 copy
Ronicky Doone's Treasures 1 copy
The King 1 copy
Speedy's Mare 1 copy
Just Irish 1 copy
Speedy's Bargain 1 copy
The Lost Garden 1 copy
Our Daily Bread 1 copy
Salapärane farm : [romaan] 1 copy
A Special Occasion 1 copy
The Collected Works of Max Brand: 28 Western Novels and Stories in One Volume (Halcyon Classics) 1 copy
Mexikaneren fra Texas (Mex) 1 copy
After April 1 copy
Ulvejegerne 1 copy
Max Brand's Fiction Rodeo, containing Two Complete Novels-Smiling Charlie--Destry Rides Again (1931) 1 copy
Indian Territory 1 copy
Secret Agent No. 1 1 copy
"Survival!" 1 copy
Dr. Kildare [821-311.2] 1 copy
Crisco Kid 1 copy
The Blue Horizon 1 copy
Montana kid 1 copy
Lovløse revolvere 1 copy
Senor O'Shane 1 copy
Et realt mannfolk 1 copy
The Invisible Lawless 1 copy
Det siste skudd 1 copy
Pad der Roekelozen 1 copy
The Last Post 1 copy
The Acid Test 1 copy
The Law 1 copy
The Thunderer / By M. B. 1 copy
The Great Hunt 1 copy
Billy Angel, Trouble-Lover 1 copy
Nine Parts Devil {novelette} 1 copy
The Ghost {short story} 1 copy
Whistle Thrice 1 copy
Virginia Creeper 1 copy
Face of the Doctor 1 copy
Zijn Leven op het Spel 1 copy
Dr Kildare's Secret 1 copy
De vrijbuiter 1 copy
Guns of Dorking Hollow 1 copy
Associated Works
Works have been aliased into Frederick Faust.
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 105 copies
Destry Rides Again: Original Broadway Cast Recording — Original book — 3 copies
Fifty thrilling wild west stories — Contributor — 3 copies
Famous Fantastic Mysteries Combined with Fantastic Novels Magazine, Vol. 03, No. 5, December 1941 (1941) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Faust, Frederick Schiller
- Other names
- Baxter, George Owen
Manning, David
Frederick, John
Morland, Peter Henry
Challis, George
Frost, Frederick (show all 18)
Evans, Evan
Silver, Nicholas
Austin, Frank
Bolt, Lee
Butler, Walter C.
Dawson, Peter
Dexter, Martin
Evan, Evin
Lawton, Dennis
Owen, Hugh
Uriel, Henry
Evans, Evan - Birthdate
- 1892-05-29
- Date of death
- 1944-05-12
- Burial location
- The Sicily-Rome American Memorial Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Place of death
- Santa Maria Infante, Italy (WWII)
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Florence, Italy
Los Angeles, California, USA
Katonah, New York, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
San Joaquin Valley, California, USA - Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Occupations
- author
war correspondent - Awards and honors
- Purple Heart
- Agent
- Carl Brandt
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Statistics
- Works
- 503
- Also by
- 18
- Members
- 5,576
- Popularity
- #4,452
- Rating
- 3.2
- Reviews
- 76
- ISBNs
- 3,231
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
- 4
The basic plot of the book is Harrison Destry’s quest for revenge against the 12 jurors who allowed their personal feelings to affect their judgment and wrongfully convict Destry for a robbery. After serving six years Destry is released and comes back to town with plans to get even with anyone who had a hand in sending him away. Destry is not a very likeable person, he thinks he is superior to everyone and was a bully when he was younger. The one person he should be going after is the one that originally set him up to be charged of the robbery and now, pretends friendship but continues to plot against him.
Destry Rides Again could have been a western classic but unfortunately the author delivers his story with some rather clunky writing, unbelievable action and as mentioned above, far to many racial slurs. I would strongly advise anyone to skip the book and watch the 1939 film instead.… (more)