Black Bart Reborn
About
Black Bart disappeared. At least he meant to, after leaving prison. He wasn’t counting on the man who put him there, Detective Hume. Nor on his old enemy Sutliffe, from Montana days. And there was Magdalena, who insisted on coming along, just because she loved him.
Black Bart really did disappear, that’s history. He only did time for robbing one stage coach out of the twenty-eight to his credit. He’d had enough of prison and decided to go straight, but there was one more thing he had to do. This story is a fantasy about where he might have gone and what he might have done. There’s a thin line between fiction and history. Read the tale for yourself, you decide.
Praise for this book
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015
I had great difficulty putting this novel down, but restrained myself and finished it in two days. The story was well told, and very believable in the possibility that Black Bart maintained a new secret life after his release from prison.Steve "Bart" Batholomew spins yarns that one thinks might really have happened, and supports them with actual historical fact and accuracy to detail.
"Black Bart Reborn" was a delight to read. The author tells the story generally by means of dialogue, and that's always interesting. There is a feeling that you are there with the characters. You know that the ambience is of a time past, but you feel right at home with conversations and the general environment.
You hear bits and pieces about Black Bart, who seemed mysterious, so even though you know this is a novel, the author has done his research and it's pleasant to read a story with this elusive individual as the main character.
I chose this rating because I'm an old fan of Black Bart and I worked at the Black Bart Center in SF in 1973, helping people drop out of their over-priced over-hyped over-paid lifestyles and learn to create underground occupations. I was fired from that job for incompetence and sexual hyperactivity on the job. Seriously. Also, Steve Bartholomew is fun to read.
Very interesting with many twists and turns . Once you start reading it was hard to put down. I will read more of mr. Bartholomew books.
Great book. Fiction based on historical fact. I enjoyed it and highly recommend it.
eviewed in the United States on March 10, 2014
Black Bart Reborn by Steve Bartholomew is an excellently portrayed fictional tale of the old west. Black Bart is released from prison after spending time for stagecoach robbing. He takes on a new identity that is one of an individual who had been a friend, but has since passed, not by natural means. Bart deciding to give up his life of crime is hunted by Hume; the Wells Fargo detective who helped put Bart behind bars. As the plot thickens despicable characters with little to no morals creep into the story, deepening the conspiracy which is centered around mining, and money.Author Steve Bartholomew does a fantastic job depicting the old west with his use of character dialogue and rich descriptions. His research and knowledge of the geography, daily living, and medicine of the times makes for a very believable story. It is the mystery of the west that has captured the hearts and minds of millions of entertainment seekers overtime and this story contains all the elements to make the reader ponder, "it could have happened that way".
This novel is a fascinating, fast paced, action packed story that tantalizes the reader to continue turning the pages.