Destry Rides Again

Name: Destry Rides Again
Brand: Books In Motion
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Max Brand
ISBN: 9781605484907

Author: Max Brand

Narrator: J.P. O'Shaughnessy

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Books In Motion

Published: 09/15/2009

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Made in 1939, the Golden Year of Hollywood, Destry Rides Again helped launch Jimmy Stewart's career and made Marlene Dietrich an American icon. Harry Destry was a rough-and-tumble fighter who never lost a battle. But after six years in jail for a robbery

About Max Brand

Max Brand's action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in the American West continue to entertain readers throughout the world. Brand penned over 200 full-length Westerns in his career, including Destry Rides Again and Montana Rides. Several of his novels are available from Brilliance Audio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles

Not what it could have been This novel, or at least its title, was the basis for the great 1939 movie directed by George Marshall and starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey, Billy Gilbert, Bi......more

Goodreads review by Frank

Max Brand is one of the pseudonyms used by the prolific American writer, Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944). Using the Max Brand pseudonym, he wrote hundreds of western stories and novels as well as creating the Dr. Kildare character. Destry Rides Again was first published in 193......more

Goodreads review by Randy Jones

Lively and Action Packed, but Very Dated Published in 1930, Destry Rides Again is a classic of the western genre, but parts of it have not aged well. The plot - a top gunman seeks revenge on the jury that sent him away for a crime he didn't commit - still holds up, and the story moves quickly from sc......more