JESSE JAMES AND THE SECRET LEGEND OF CAPTAIN COYTUS
Book ID/图书代码： 07633016B88506
English Summary/英文概要： When a Harvard history professor receives a thesis paper entitled Jesse James and the Secret Legend of Captain Coytus from Ulysses Hercules Baxter—an underwhelming student to say the least—he assumes the paper must be a prank; probably someone playing a practical joke on him. Professor Gladstone calls a meeting with the student, and is surprised to discover that Baxter is indeed the crafter of the paper, and Baxter believes every word of his story. Baxter takes a very unwilling Professor back in time, via his thesis, attempting to prove his theories and pass his class. He takes him to 1864, where philanderer and crusader Captain Coytus is embarking on a mission to avenge his father’s death and infiltrate the Confederate Bushwacker posse, looking for the man responsible - Jesse Woodson James. Accompanied by the woman of his dreams, Coytus finds himself temporarily appointed sheriff of Booneville and he commissions his less-than-loyal deputy to help him carry out his plan. But tragedy strikes and the Captain is forced to change his immature ways and redefine his lofty mission—more or less. Jesse James and the Secret Legend of Captain Coytus offers up a great mix of humor and history. The Captain, Frank and Jesse James, and a host of others come alive on the page and leave you smiling.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 哈佛历史系的教授从一个名叫Ulysses Hercules Baxter（尤利西斯•赫拉克利斯•巴克斯特）的平庸学生那里收到了一篇名为《解析詹姆斯和Coytus队长的秘密传说》的论文。他以为这篇论文是个有人在对他恶作剧。Gladstone教授叫上学生开会，却惊讶地得知这篇论文真的是由一个叫巴克斯特的学生写的，并且他对自己写的故事深信不疑。巴克斯特通过自己的论文将教授带回过去，试图证明自己的理论并通过课程。他将教授带回到1864年，那时，风流倜傥的十字军队长Coytus正准备展开为死去的父亲报仇的行动，他混入了地方武装团队，寻找罪魁祸首——杰西•詹姆斯。在梦中情人的陪伴下，Coytus被临时任命为布恩维尔的警长，并委任他并不忠诚的部下帮助自己执行计划。但他们遭到了悲剧性的打击，队长也因此不得不改变自己不成熟的方式并重新定义他的“崇高”任务。
本书将历史与幽默有机结合，书中的队长、弗兰克、杰西•詹姆斯等人物跃然纸上，令读者会心一笑。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：“这部历史虚构喜剧小说情感充沛、诙谐幽默。”——Michael Dadich，获奖作家，著有《The Silver Sphere》
“判断优秀作家和伟大作家的一个方法就是看TA扰动读者情绪的能力。Alex Mueck激发了读者喜怒哀乐的各种情绪。作者的才华和幽默感闪现其中。”——Anne Boling，《Readers’ Favorite》
“A historical fiction comedy that packs as much heart as humor.” —Michael Dadich, award-winning author of The Silver Sphere
Pacific Book Review: “Jesse James, Mueck has produced a uproarious novel whose plot, set in Missouri near the close of the Civil War, is a mix of satirical Mel Brooks humor and dark Quentin Tarantino comedy….Mueck cleverly weaves Coytus’s quick-witted puns with the horrific historical realities of the Civil War…Jesse James & The Secret Legend of Captain Coytus is earmarked to be a classic.”
Rebecca’s Reads: "A fantastical tale full of action and adventure, a roiling good time told with sly humor and knowing. Epic in scope, it lays bare the world of the old west in a way that will leave you imagining it all could be historically accurate; you will know better, of course, but Mr. Mueck’s skill at setting the details of this bygone world allows the reader to get lost in the telling until they are fully engaged in the actions and characters.”
Anne Boling for Readers’ Favorite: “One of the ways you can distinguish between a good author and a great author is his or her ability to stir a reader’s emotions. Alex Mueck manages to stir all of the emotions from anger to laughter and all the rest in between. The author’s talent and sense of humor shines through.”
About the Author/作者介绍： Alex Mueck，作家，著有《神秘人 Myth Man》《账户The Account》，均由iUnivers出版。
Alex Mueck is the author of Myth Man and The Account, both published by iUniverse.
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