Rooster: The Life and Time of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit

from jazznoir

Readers looking for a critical study of Charles Portis' fictional character, Rueben "Rooster" Cogburn, won't find it here. Instead, they'll be reading a biography of Franklin "Rooster" Cogburn, as written by his great-grandson, Brett Cogburn. The author writes a fine portrait of his ancestors, mu...

from anotherjoy

This is an interesting read if you're looking for tales of the life and times of the era from which "Rooster Cogburn" of True Grit fame was created. This is not, however, a book about the life and times of "Rooster Cogburn" himself -- at least, not the one of True Grit fame. The descendant of Fra...

from nancyjune

"Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn" is an interesting read, especially if you're after information on Arkansas history. It describes several individuals, places, and intertwined families; so maps and family trees would have been really helpful to keep the details straight. B...

from BAP1012

I think this book should have been dedicated to the men who might have become the composite of John Wayne's Rooster Cogburn rather than one man who happened to have the nickname of Rooster Cogburn. It was an enjoyable book to read and included many details of life in the West of Judge Parker's ti...

from Whatnot

A book titled 'Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit' creates certain expectations that it may not be able to fulfill. Keeping that in mind, I kept my expectations low for this book. I was neither disappointed nor impressed. This is quite an inter...