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100 1 _aTuttle, W. C.
_q(Wilbur C.),
_d1883-1969
245 1 0 _aBad and mad
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from the May 19, 1928 issue of Western Story Magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-09
508 _aRoger Frank and Sue Clark
520 _a"Bad and mad" by W. C. Tuttle is a short story that falls within the western genre, written in the late 1920s. The story explores themes of identity, morality, and the complexity of familial relations in the rugged backdrop of the American West, framed through the interactions between two twin brothers—one a sheriff and the other a bank robber. The narrative begins with a tense standoff between the sheriff, Ben, and his twin brother, Harry, who has just robbed a bank. The brothers engage in a witty, antagonistic dialogue, revealing their starkly different paths in life. As the plot unfolds, Harry overpowers Ben, leading to a violent struggle that ends with Ben's death. Harry assumes his brother’s identity, planning to exploit the situation in Oro City. However, unbeknownst to Harry, he has returned to a community that believes Ben has lost his mind. The story culminates with his capture, revealing the futility of his deceit and the tragic ends to which their choices have led them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Street & Smith Corporation, 1928
653 _aShort stories
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aBrothers -- Fiction
653 _aTwins -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from the May 19, 1928 issue of Western Story Magazine.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/western-story-magazine-v-078-n-02-1928-05-19
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75071
999 _c115796
_d115796