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Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks' seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan. But Shaft actually made his debut on the printed page as the creation of a white novelist, Ernest Tidyman. Based on extensive research of Tidyman's personal papers, this book tells the story of Shaft from the perspective of his creator.

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This book is a must read for any fan of the Shaft books or movies, and scholars of seventies pulp fiction and cinema." - Pulp Curry blog, May 2016

The World of Shaft A Complete Guide to the Novels

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    A Paperback by Steve Aldous

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 9/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786499236, 978-0786499236
      ISBN10: 0786499230

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      Book Synopsis
      Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks' seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan. But Shaft actually made his debut on the printed page as the creation of a white novelist, Ernest Tidyman. Based on extensive research of Tidyman's personal papers, this book tells the story of Shaft from the perspective of his creator.

      Trade Review
      This book is a must read for any fan of the Shaft books or movies, and scholars of seventies pulp fiction and cinema." - Pulp Curry blog, May 2016

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