
Description
Eustace Cockrell was best known as a pioneer television writer who wrote many of the early westerns (Sugarfoot, Maverick and Cheyenne) while under contract with Warner Brothers. Included in this volume is a collection of the author's unpublished works.
In comparing Eustace Cockrell's unpublished manuscripts with his published works, it is clear that often the unpublished works are not as polished. This is most noticeable in his conclusions. Some stories seem dangling as if the author planned to return later and complete the piece. Others appear to be chapters in a book. Many of his unpublished manuscripts are shorter than his published works.
The reward for the reader, however, is that the unpublished tales are much more autobiographical, more emotional, and more believable, in part because they have not been shaped by magazine editors to fit the specific needs of their publications. In Cockrell's early works, his writing can be based on predetermined themes and priorities. His unpublished writings present a break from this mold to reflect a freer, more creative style of writing.
Product Details
Publisher | Mission Point Press |
Publish Date | June 01, 2023 |
Pages | 210 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781958363768 |
Dimensions | 11.0 X 8.5 X 0.5 inches | 1.7 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
Eustace Cockrell's stories are filled with memorable characters, the population of a lively era: jockeys, politicians, newspapermen, girls-about-town, mediums, and even St. Peter. They struggle against expectations, the worst instincts of their fellows, and often enough of their own inclinations, to arrive, somehow, generally a bit worse for wear, at a life in some way renewed. These stories constitute a time portal to the middle years of the Twentieth Century. -AMANDA COCKRELL, niece of Eustace Cockrell, and author of Border Wars
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