The Book of Duels - Michael Garriga

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       THE BOOK OF DUELS

      This is a work of fiction. Characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination, and any real names or locales used in the book are used fictitiously.

      © 2014, Text by Michael Garriga

      © 2014, Cover and interior art by Tynan Kerr

      Ledger art for “A Scalping” © Megan Garriga

      All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher: Milkweed Editions, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.

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      Published 2014 by Milkweed Editions

      Cover design by Rebecca Lown

      Cover illustration by Tynan Kerr

      Interior illustrations by Tynan Kerr and Megan Garriga

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       First Edition

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Garriga, Michael Christopher, 1971–

      [Prose works. Selections]

      The book of duels / Michael Garriga ; illustrations by Tynan Kerr.—First Edition.

      pages cm

      ISBN 978-1-57131-886-2 (ebook)

      I. Kerr, Tynan, ill. II. Title.

      PS3607.A77335A6 2014

      813'.6—dc23

      2013043097

      Milkweed Editions is committed to ecological stewardship. We strive to align our book production practices with this principle, and to reduce the impact of our operations in the environment. We are a member of the Green Press Initiative, a nonprofit coalition of publishers, manufacturers, and authors working to protect the world’s endangered forests and conserve natural resources. The Book of Duels was printed on acid-free 100% postconsumer-waste paper by Friesens Corporation.

      For Robert Olen Butler

      Table of Contents

       Night of the Chicken Run: Charles Summers v. George Scarborough

       Dueling Banjos in the Key of A: Billy Redden v. Ronny Cox

       Peleas de Gallo: Caesar Julius v. I Am

       PART II: CHALLENGE

       A Saint and His Dragon: George v. Dragon

       Judicium Dei or Trial by Combat: Jacques Le Gris v. Jean de Carrouges

       Tilting at Windmills: Argus Nicholas v. Don Quixote

       On Moses’s Failed Insurrection: Unbada v. John Cantrell

       A Black Night in the South: Ezekiel Ackers v. Alexander McCarthy Sr.

       Slap Leather: James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok v. Davis Tutt Jr.

       The Black Knight of the South (A Gothic Romance): Cadet Moran v. Alexander “Lex” McCarthy Jr.

       Catfight in a Cathouse: Cora Carol v. Vivian LaRouche

       Shanks in the Courtyard: Miguel Ramirez v. Muhtady Nu’man

       Code of Conduct: “Big” Mike Frato v. “Unkillable” Danny Greene

       It’s a Family Affair: Danyelle Sellers v. William Sellers

       PART III: SATISFACTION

       Delivered into His Hands: David v. Goliath

       Dueling Visions of David: Donatello v. Michelangelo v. da Vinci

       A Prediction Come to Pass: Gabriel, Comte de Montgomery v. King Henry II

       Old Hickory: Charles Dickinson v. Andrew Jackson

       Man above Challenge: Emile Dauphin v. Dale Culver

       Pistols at Twenty Paces: Philip Lacroix v. Etiene Thigpen

       Check, Mate: Arthur John (Jack) Johnson v. Gregori Rasputin

       Me and the Devil Blues: Robert Johnson v. Charlie Trussle

       Custody Battle for Chelsea Tammy: Tyler Malgrove v. Sam Bowling

       The Magic Hour: Megan Garriga v. Jaume Garriga

       Occupational Hazard or Ars Poetica: Shoulder Angel v. Shoulder Demon

      When challenged to a duel, do much or nothing at all.

      

Casanova, The Duel (paraphrase)

      “Duels were demonstrations of manner, not marksmanship; they were intricate games of dare and counterdare, ritualized

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