The Return of Little Big Man

I went into this audiobook with considerable trepidation, my teeth still on edge from the racism and male chauvinism of the first book. To my relief, both have dissolved here. Either Berger matured as a person in the 35 years between the writing of Little Big Man (1964) and Return of Little Big Man......more

In 1964, Berger gave us the wonderful gift of the novel "Little Big Man", wherein the 111-yr-old Jack Crabb begins telling us his life story, starting with how his family was killed by the Cheyenne while traveling across Nebraska. 35 years after "Little Big Man" was published, Berger gives us a wond......more

112 year old Jack Crabb continues his travels through the Wild West and beyond. He manages to meet nearly every figure of renown and observe legendary events from Wild Bill Hickock's murder to the Gunfight at the O. K. Corral and relates what really happened at every instance. His adventures with Bu......more

This was a really hilarious jaunt through the Old West, as told by an "eyewitness" to historical events. I admit to being a sucker for books on the Old West that try to approach the truth and with so much of the history of this time being anecdotal, who's to say what really happened? It only adds to......more

Not nearly as good as "Little Big Man," but I had to read it when I found out it existed, since LBM is a very good book and also one of my all-time favorite movies. The sequel book spends a great deal of time detailing Jack Crabb's adventures with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, which frankly is......more