![]() ![]() I found it fascinating, as did many others. ![]() I’ve always been interested in the American West and Native Americans, so this is where I first read Connell. ![]() With that book, Evan showed he could bring history to life and make it sell. After several more literary novels in roughly the same “realist” vein, Connell finally found commercial success with Son of the Morning Star, a non-fiction account of the Battle of Little Big Horn and the events leading up to it. Check out the link if you’re curious I have no intention of ever reading it. While Connell may have spent most of his years writing about “relevant” topics for the literary cliques, books like The Aztec Treasure House and some of his later works reveal that, deep down, Evan was a spiritual brother to those of us who love exotic adventure, the “bad old days” and the interesting byways of history.Ĭonnell got his first big break in the literary scene with the acclaimed novel, Mrs. His is a name that perhaps many-if not most-DMR blog readers are unfamiliar with, but I feel that he does rate a birthday blog post. Connell would have turned ninety-five years old today. ![]()
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