A West Wind:
How America and Americans Influenced
the Sherlockian Canon.
Edited by Thomas Horrocks, Ph.D., BSI and
Ray Betzner, BSI.
While the Sherlock Holmes stories are synonymous with Victorian-era British culture, few realize the inherent “new world” influence in these beloved tales.
A West Wind is a thorough examination of the reciprocal impact and influence of American culture and history with Conan Doyle and the Canon. Populating this highly engaging and informative tome are essays exploring a variety of subjects including authors who inspired Doyle; criminal culture and law enforcement, the Civil War, the fairer sex, and the legacy of Holmes in the entertainment industry.
Turn the radio to a baseball game, eat a hot dog, and immerse yourself in a Sherlockian celebration of all things USA!
216 pages, 9″ x 6″ hardcover, January 2024 (revised edition)
With 13 color & 30 b/w illustrations
A West Wind
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Table of Contents for The West Wind
Introduction
by Thomas A. Horrocks and Ray Betzner
American Publishing and the Sherlockian Canon
by Ira Brad Matetsky
The Telegraphic Bridge Across the Atlantic
by William A. Walsh
A Quartering of the Union Jack with the Stars and Stripes
by Mattias Boström
“Citizens of the same world-wide country”: The American Authors Who Influenced Conan Doyle”
by Mark Jones
“The great snow-capped peaks hemmed them in”: American Geography in the Canon
by David McLaughlin
Gangland Bad and Good”: The Canonical View of American Criminals and Law Enforcement
by Ross E. Davies
“Vague and terrible power”: American Clandestine Societies in the Canon
by Michael W. Homer
America Imagines Sherlock Holmes: From Icon to American Adventurer
by Burt Wolder
Ripples of the Rebellion: Baker Street and the American Civil War
by Harrison “Terry” Hunt
Abraham Lincoln and Sherlock Holmes: An Adventure in Speculation
by Thomas A. Horrocks
American Women in the Canon
by Julie McKuras
The Glad Hand: How Well Did Holmes Play an American?
by Curtis Armstrong
Reichenbach Retcon: Was Gillette’s Play a Thing?
by Nancy Holder
Sherlock Holmes in American Television
by Anastasia Klimchynskaya
Holmes in Hollywood: The Great Detective and The American Entertainment Industry
by Ashley D. Polasek
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