Duane Demello

The Denton Mare Duane Demello

The Denton Mare, a novel by Duane DeMello, focuses on the fabled Texas outlaw, Sam Bass, who fell into a confrontation with the Texas Rangers. He was a charismatic Texan, who's become a legend. In a preface to his novel, DeMello writes, "Some men are born to greatness, others to tragedy. This novel is a fictional account of one of those men: the notorious Texas outlaw, Sam Bass. Set in the Old West in the 1870s, the story primarily concerns itself with events in the train robber's life from the time he owned and raced the Denton Mare to the now famous shoot-out in Round Rock, Texas. It is a story of crime and betrayal told through the eyes of Bass and one of his close confederates, Jim Murphy.