DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
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Destry Rides Again is a 1930 western novel by Max Brand. It was serialized as TWELVE PEERS in WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE in 1930 and published in book form later that year by DODD, MEAD, AND CO. One of Brand's most famous works, it remained in print 70 years after its first publication. It is the story of Harrison Destry's quest for revenge against the 12 jurors whose personal malice lead them to wrongfully convict him of robbery.
Harrison Destry, a man who believes himself better than anyone else and is constantly "proving" it by his skill with a gun, and his ability to win fistfights he provokes, has just lost his horse and his saddle in a card game. He has few friends and many enemies in his home town of Wham, Texas. Falsely accused of robbery, Destry neglects his defense and is stunned when convicted by a jury stacked with his enemies, sentenced to 10 years, and he swears vengeance on the jurors.
Released six years later for good behavior, Destry sets about systematically ruining the jurors' lives. He does not murder any of them, though he kills some in self-defense.
The novel has been adapted for film three times. In 1932 with Tom Mix, 1939 with Jimmie Stewart, and 1954 with Audie Murphy; a 1959 Broadway musical; amd a short-lived television series in 1954.
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN
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