This collection of stories portrays an Old West that is both
fact and fiction. The fifty narratives are written by some of
America's finest writers, including Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Jack
London, Mary Austin, Ambrose Bierce, Owen Wister, Frederic
Remington, Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, O. Henry, and Stewart
Edward White.
The reader will delight in comic tales about California
charlatans, prostitutes with hearts of gold, tough, taciturn, and
honorable cowboys, and heroic cavalrymen. There are razor-sharp
stories of settlers struggling to survive in an unforgiving and
unknown land and accounts with a rare understanding of the cultures
of the American Indian.
" 'Of Course you don't know Tom Merwin, ' said Longley, almost
genially. 'Yes, I know about that loan. It hasn't any security
except Tom Merwin's word. Somehow, I've always found that when a
man's word is good, it's the best security there is.'"-O. Henry, "A
Call Loan"
General
Imprint: |
University of Oklahoma Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2000 |
First published: |
October 2000 |
Authors: |
John Seelye
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
512 |
Edition: |
Univ of Oklahoma PR ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8061-3283-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
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LSN: |
0-8061-3283-3 |
Barcode: |
9780806132839 |
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