True grit

a novel

by

Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published Dec. 15, 2007 by Overlook Press.

ISBN:
978-1-58567-938-6
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OCLC Number:
154686230

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U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn is hired by a 14-year-old girl to kill the man who murdered her father and stole the family nest egg. She accepts the help of the Texas Ranger, who is intent on the reward, and accompanies them on the quest.

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reviewed True grit by Charles Portis

Review of 'True grit' on 'Goodreads'

Better than I expected though loaded with stereotypical characters. Mattie's response to LeBeouf (paraphrasing) "one's as good as another" is worth a star by itself. Snake scene is great too.

Subjects

  • Teenage girls -- Fiction
  • Fathers -- Death -- Fiction
  • United States marshals -- Fiction
  • Outlaws -- Fiction
  • Revenge -- Fiction