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<v Speaker 1>Welcome. This is the WBZ Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich.

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<v Speaker 1>Four Against the West, The true saga of a frontier

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<v Speaker 1>family that reshaped the nation and created a legend. The

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<v Speaker 1>author is Joe Papalardo. It's a brand new book that

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<v Speaker 1>takes a look at the lives of the Bean brothers, James, Samuel,

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<v Speaker 1>Joshua and Roy. That's right, Judge Roy Bean, all of

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<v Speaker 1>whom were anxious to head west and often skirt the

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<v Speaker 1>law and traditions in doing so. For some of the

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<v Speaker 1>brothers it was trade that brought them west. For others,

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<v Speaker 1>the lure of contraband, and, in Roy's case, who was

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<v Speaker 1>living in New Mexico, a confederate, ally, the idea of

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<v Speaker 1>importing slaves to create a lavish ranch. While that was

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<v Speaker 1>most appealing, the Bean brothers were charismatic, with Roy particularly

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<v Speaker 1>standing out as a scoundrel capable of bravery and chicanery.

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<v Speaker 1>It is definitely a wild West story. It focuses on

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<v Speaker 1>a family, four brothers who had a lot to do

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<v Speaker 1>with the movement west, but their behavior left a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to be desired. Four against the West, the true saga

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<v Speaker 1>of a frontier family that reshaped the nation and created

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<v Speaker 1>a legend by Joe Popolardo The book Club, wz Bosston's

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<v Speaker 1>news radio