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Country Australia Publisher Invincible Press Originally published 1946 Genre Adventure fiction | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1946 Followed by My Wicked, Wicked Ways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Fiction books The Errol Flynn novel, Essential Man‑Thing - Vol 1, The Unvanquished, Fallen Gods, Alamut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Showdown is a romantic adventure novel written by famous Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn (1909–1959). It was first published in 1946 by Invincible Press (Australia) and subsequently in the UK in 1952 and in paperback in 1961. Flynn draws on his experiences working in and around New Guinea when young to provide the background. Accounts of his sailing in New Guinea waters appear in his autobiographies, Beam Ends (1937) and My Wicked, Wicked Ways (1959). The novel is dedicated to German-American artist John Decker, who painted Flynn's portrait.
Background
The novel was originally called One Man in His Time and then Charlie Bow Tie Proceeds.
While writing it he was also reported to be working on another book, a novel about the nephew of Montezuma fighting the Conquistadores, called Cuautenos.