Adventure fiction: Westerns
Penguin Putnam Inc Ralph Compton Daltons Justice
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Penguin Putnam Inc Ralph Compton the TooLate Trail
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Random House USA Inc Ralph Compton Terror Trail
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£7.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Bad River
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£9.31
Penguin Putnam Inc Ralph Compton Double Rough Justice 2
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£11.39
Penguin Putnam Inc Shootout at Broken Bow
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£7.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Outlaw
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Penguin Putnam Inc Downpour
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£10.31
Kensington Publishing Gunpowder Express A Widowmaker Jones Western 3
Book SynopsisTIME TO MEET THE WIDOWMAKER Vulture City is home to a prosperous gold mine and every bad man in the Arizona Territory knows it. Nearly every stagecoach attempting to deliver the gold to the railroad at Maricopa has been ambushed on the trail—a trail known as the Gunpowder Express for the bullet-riddled bodies along the way. With gold piling up and a lack of volunteers to transport it, the mine owner hires Newt “Widowmaker” Jones to ride shotgun on the next stage. Foolhardy and desperate for money, Newt joins three other guards—and a passenger, Jenny Silks, a stubborn firebrand with her own stake in seeing the delivery through. But waiting on the Gunpowder Express is Irish Jack O’Harrigan and his band of outlaws. There’s not a soul alive he wouldn’t think twice about putting six feet under. But he’s never traded lead with the man known as Widowmaker . . . Praise for Spur Award winner B
£9.86
LEGARE STREET PR The Headless Horseman
£21.56
Penguin Putnam Inc Ralph Compton Outlaw Town
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£7.99
Harlequin Ransom Canyon
£17.09
Harlequin Heartwarming Larger Print The Seals Christmas Dilemma
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£7.65
Sourcebooks A False Start
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£17.09
Bonnier Books Ltd Fallen Willow
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Draculas America Shadows of the West
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£17.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Draculas America Shadows of the West Hunting
Book SynopsisThis supplement for Dracula''s America: Shadows of the West contains a host of new rules and material and offers something for every player.- Two New Factions: The Forsaken, ragged survivors of the 7th Cavalry tormented by a bestial curse, and the White Dragon Tong, crimelords with an agenda as mysterious as the powers wielded by their enforcers.- The Hunting Grounds: Scenarios and encounters that focus on this mythical realm and the power and threats found within it.- Territory: Build and develop your headquarters, and exploit the benefits it offers, but beware your enemies taking the fight to your home turf.- Outlaws, Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters: New campaign options, allowing you to turn to a life of crime, bring in wanted fugitives, or sell your gun to the highest bidder.- New Monsters: The denizens of the Hunting Grounds, in all their terrifying glory.- New Hired Guns: There''s all kinds of folk willing to sell their skills, and these new H
£14.24
Hodder & Stoughton The Brittle Star
Book SynopsisAn epic debut novel telling the story of a young man's unquenchable spirit, perfect for fans of Cormac McCarthy and True Grit.Trade ReviewTotally brilliant -- Dan SnowLangdale is excellent at delineating landscapes both natural and human . . . She puts it on the page with such detail and self-confidence that I believe every word -- Jane Smiley * Guardian *
£9.99
Wildside Press A Gun for Tom Fallon
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£10.99
Kensington Lonesome Ridge
£15.29
Kensington Publishing Braving the Storm
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£16.14
Little, Brown & Company Cowboy Bold
Book SynopsisWith her sassy humor and sexy cowboys, USA Today bestseller Carolyn Brown launches her new Longhorn Canyon series.Every summer Cade Maguire looks forward to opening his Longhorn Canyon Ranch to underprivileged city kids. But this year, he's having no luck finding a counselor for the children--until Retta Palmer walks through his door. Flat broke after selling everything she owns to pay for her father's medical bills, Retta is thrilled to hear of an opening for a counselor position. She's not as thrilled about the ranching part, or the sexy cowboy with beautiful blue eyes who's her new boss. After being left at the altar two years before by his fiancée, Cade isn't sure he can take another heartbreak. And Retta isn't even sure she wants to stay. But the sparks between them are absolutely undeniable. And with a couple of lovable kids and two elderly folks playing matchmaker, Cade and Retta may find that the best way to heal is with each other.
£8.50
Renard Press Ltd Bars Fight
Book SynopsisBars Fight, a ballad telling the tale of an ambush by Native Americans on two families in 1746 in a Massachusetts meadow, is the oldest known work by an African-American author. Passed on orally until it was recorded in Josiah Gilbert Holland’s History of Western Massachusetts in 1855, the ballad is a landmark in the history of literature that should be on every book lover’s shelves.Trade Review'As the reader takes a cover page in each hand and fans out the pages of the concertina, she feels a whole history unfurl within her hands. Although small in size, Bars Fight is mighty in significance.' (Indie Insider) '[This] publication of Lucy Terry Prince’s Bars Fight is a stellar example of bringing a truly madly deeply neglected text back to life. Bravo!' (Neglected Books)
£5.43
Acerbi & Villani Ltd The Man Who Hated Ned O'Leary
£15.29
Source Point Press No Rest For The Wicked
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£15.29
Penguin Adult Ralph Compton Ride The Hammer Down
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£9.92
BoD - Books on Demand Septembertage
£999.99
Next Chapter Calamity Jane: When The West Began
£13.86
Sunflower Publishing Lantern In The Window
£10.44
Sweet Romance The Help of a Cowboy
£15.19
WW Norton & Co Wolves of Eden
Book SynopsisA saga of loyalty and survival in the vast, severe American West.Trade Review"Kevin McCarthy is a fresh voice, and a keen one." -- Larry McMurtry"Superbly detailed... A brutal, blood-soaked and unsentimental account of the Old West that bears comparison with Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian." -- The Irish Times
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group A Man with a Past
Book SynopsisFalcon Hunt awakens without a past, or at least not one he can recall. He''s got brothers he can''t remember, and he''s interested in the prettiest woman in the area, Cheyenne. Only trouble is, a few flashes of memory make Falcon wonder if he''s already married. He can''t imagine abandoning a wife. But his pa did just that--twice. When Falcon claims his inheritance in the West, Cheyenne is cut out of the ranch she was raised on, leaving her bitter and angry. And then Falcon kisses her, adding confusion and attraction to the mix.Soon it''s clear someone is gunning for the Hunt brothers. When one of his brothers is shot, Falcon and Cheyenne set out to find who attacked him. They encounter rustled cattle, traitorous cowhands, a missing woman, and outlaws that take all their savvy to overcome. As love grows between these two independent people, Falcon must piece together his past if they''re to have any chance at a future.
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group Forged in Love
Book SynopsisAfter surviving a brutal stagecoach robbery, Mariah Stover attempts to rebuild her life as she takes over her father's blacksmith business, but the townspeople meet her work with disdain. She is drawn to the new diner owner as he faces similar trials in the town. When danger descends upon them, will they survive to build a life forged in love?
£11.39
University of Nebraska Press John Ermine of the Yellowstone
Book SynopsisNo one knew how the blue-eyed, blond-haired white baby came to be abandoned, but the Crow tribe that found him raised him as one of its own. As he grew into adolescence, White Weasel was taken to Crooked-Bear, a white man who had long ago abandoned society for a solitary mountain existence and who acted as counsellor to the Crow elders.Trade Review"In John Ermine of the Yellowstone, Remington has presented a great tale of a man caught between two cultures, never able to fully be a member of either."—Larry S. Sterett, Gun Week"This edition of his 1902 novel, John Ermine of the Yellowstone, demonstrates that it is no dime novel, but an epic Western to stand with Owen Wister's The Virginian. . . . With excellent notes and a sound bibliography of further reading as well as the reproduction of Remington's original illustrations, this reissue is a welcome rescue of this novel from neglect."—Dime Novel Round-UpTable of ContentsIntroductionI. Virginia CityII. White WeaselIII. The Coming of the Great SpiritIV. Crooked-BearV. The White MedicineVI. John ErmineVII. TransformationVIII. Playing A Man's PartIX. In CampX. A Brush with the SiouxXI. The Truth of the EyesXII. KatherineXIII. Playing with FireXIV. In LoveXV. Bringing in the WolfXVI. A HuntXVII. A ProposalXVIII. Man to ManXIX. FlightXX. The End of All ThingsNotes
£18.99
University of Nebraska Press Scarlet Plume
Book SynopsisIn 1862 enraged Sioux attempted to throw off the broken treaties that still bound them and to avenge the insults and depredations they had been forced to bear. Hundreds of whites were killed. Women were taken captive. Told from the point of view of Judith Raveling, a young woman widowed by the uprising, Scarlet Plume draws on the brutal history of the conflict from beginning to end.Trade Review“Scarlet Plume will remain in one’s mind for a long time because his character is so indelibly fixed. This is a compelling story, powerfully written by an experienced craftsman familiar with Indian customs.”—Library Journal“[Manfred’s] novel stands with Hal Borland’s When the Legends Die, Mari Sandoz’s Cheyenne Autumn, and Oliver La Farge’s Laughing Boy.”—New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsPart One: SkywaterPart Two: Dell RapidsPart Three: Lost TimberPart Four: Camp Release
£16.14
University of Nebraska Press I Tom Horn
Book SynopsisPresents a fictional autobiography of Tom Horn that answers decisively the question - did Tom Horn kill fourteen-year-old Willie Kickell, or was he framed? This title provides a multidimensional portrait of Tom Horn as a man capable of humor, compassion, and love, and also one who could kill without the least remorse.Trade Review"Henry is a creator of Literature. It is not only that he is a consummate storyteller, but his finely chiseled prose also sings with a lyricism that is as haunting as it is rare. His stories not only ring true, but also pull the reader feet-first into worlds that have vanished, except from the pages of books."—Santa Fe Reporter
£15.19
MQ - University of Nebraska Press Shane The Critical Edition
Trade Review"The stranger, Shane, dresses in brown, black, and leather and is so tough he carries no gun. He drinks from the trough after his horse finishes. A biblical silence follows him, and people lose their senses when he looks their way. He a man no bullet can kill. He's part attack Doberman, part heroic champion. Shane is a work of literature first and a western second."-St. George Daily Spectrum St. George Daily Spectrum "By any standard of measurement, Jack Schaefer's Shane rates as a classic in the literature of the American West. Since its publication in 1949 it has gained a worldwide readership, appearing in more than seventy editions and thirty foreign languages."-Marc Simmons, in the foreword -- Marc Simmons "A real superiority here."-Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews "Its pace is steady. Its tension is of the uncoiling spring variety. It's as clean as a hound's tooth."--Saturday Review of Literature Saturday Review of Literature "The author has created a tale which captivates the reader's attention from beginning to end. His skill in depicting a character, a situation, or a mood, with a minimum of words, gives the story a tightly-woven quality often lacking in present-day novels. The book almost demands completion in one sitting."-Library Journal Library Journal
£18.99
University of New Mexico Press Stubby Pringles Christmas
Book SynopsisThe spirit of Christmas is contagious and overwhelming in this charming and unpredictable holiday tale. Orphaned at thirteen, the poorly paid, patched-clothed cowhand Stubby Pringle is now nearing twenty as he looks forward to whooping it up at the Christmas dance. In true Schaefer fashion, Stubby Pringle delights readers and fills our hearts with the magic and spirit of Christmas.
£14.20
Texas Christian University Press The Day the Cowboys Quit
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£17.06
Texas A & M University Press Time it Never Rained
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University of Nebraska Press Follow the Angels Follow the Doves
Book SynopsisAdapted for the Paramount+ miniseries Lawmen: Bass Reeves, directed by Taylor Sheridan and starring David Oyelowo2022 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist for Western Fiction2021 Phillip H. McMath Post Publication Book Award Finalist for Prose2021 International Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Book Award for Historical Fiction in Event/Era2021 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist for Fictionfrom the Oklahoma Center for the Book2021 Will Rogers Medallion Book Award Finalist for Western Fiction2021 Spur Award Finalist for Historical Novel from the Western Writers of America2021 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Historical Fiction (Pre 1900s)2020 Arkansas Gem from the Arkansas Center for the Book2021 Peacemaker Award Finalist for Best First Novel2021 Indie Book Award Finalist for Historical FictionFollow the Angels, Follow the Doves is an origin story in the true American traTrade Review"Thompson's short novel is a fascinating look at life in northwest Arkansas in the years before and during the Civil War, when the future lawman came of age and ultimately made his break for freedom. The rest of the trilogy is likely to be just as intriguing, especially because that's the way the real Bass Reeves lived his life."—Glen Seeber, Oklahoman"Reeves shines . . . . Many a good novel has at its core a spiritual crisis, and readers will experience a great one here . . . masterful trilogy."—John Mort, Clarion-Ledger“Fearless and unflinching, Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves is a magnificent work of historical fiction. The characters and the times in which they lived are intensely and beautifully realized, and every line rings with authenticity. . . . Its truths are ever so urgent.”—Steve Yarbrough, author of The Unmade World: A Novel“Sidney Thompson has the ability to pull you into the narrative and give you a glimpse of the antebellum life of a young slave destined for greatness as a lawman. . . . Highly recommended.”—Art T. Burton, author of Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves“This novel, like all the best historical fiction, reminds us that the most memorable events in our history happened in specific minutes, hours, and days to individuals every bit as complicated and contradictory as you or me.”—Susan Perabo, author of The Fall of Lisa Bellow: A Novel“Thompson’s historical novel delivers an unforgettable character based on a true American hero. . . . A believable coming-of-age story that echoes Huckleberry Finn in its realism and social observation.”—Michael Ray Taylor, Commercial Appeal Table of ContentsNote on Language Part 1. Genesis 1. Bass Reeves 2. Shoo 3. Peas in a Pod 4. Ice 5. Books 6. The Pussytoes 7. The Wallows 8. Friends Part 2. Exodus 9. The Sticks 10. A Good One 11. A Sire Mule 12. The Bottle 13. Rub 14. Cracker King 15. Crumbs and Raindrops Part 3. That Heaven Place 16. The Seed 17. What a N—— Wants 18. A Revelation 19. The Quiet Places 20. Walpurgisnacht 21. Now That There’s Space 22. Closer 23. A Little Red Church 24. Left 25. Thataway Acknowledgments
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University of Nebraska Press Changing Woman
Book SynopsisChanging Woman invokes one of the Southwest's most infamous massacres, the slaughter of Aravaipa Apaches near Camp Grant in 1871, through the eyes of Valeria Obregón, a settler in Tucson, and Nest Feather, a young Apache woman.Trade Review"The joy of good historical fiction like this is the way it fleshes out the skeleton of historical fact to create a well-informed, atmospheric narrative; in Lewis’s capable hands, the reader is immersed in the complex cultural and political atmosphere in 1870s Tucson and the result is a thoroughly compelling read."—Arizona Daily Star“A powerful portrait of two young women who struggle to determine their own fates. A meticulously researched story brings to life those who participated in the Camp Grant Massacre and those whose lives were forever changed.”—Sharon K. Miller, author of the Clay series“A fascinating and impeccably researched novel of Arizona Territory. Apache, Mexican, and Anglo cultures clash in this harrowing recreation of the Camp Grant Massacre of 1871 and its impact on those who lived through it. Lewis transports the reader to a place and an era not likely to be forgotten. Immensely readable!”—Rosemary Simpson, author of the Gilded Age Mystery series“The Camp Grant massacre has been written about from many points of view, yet Venetia Hobson Lewis brings a different perspective to the forefront by featuring women from diverse backgrounds and how they may have experienced this historic event. Her expertise of the massacre and her knowledge of Arizona history explode across the pages of this spellbinding novel.”—Jan Cleere, author of Military Wives in Arizona Territory: A History of Women Who Shaped the Frontier“A bright new voice in Southwest fiction, spinning compelling tales of the women who peopled the Old West.”—J. A. Jance, author of Nothing to Lose: A J.P. Beaumont Novel“In riveting scenes narrated by a culturally diverse suite of unforgettable characters (Aravaipa Apache, Mexicano, and Anglo), Venetia Hobson Lewis transports me back to Tucson, Arizona Territory, where simmering tensions between frontier parties build inexorably to the Camp Grant Massacre of 1871. Just as that event forever alters the lives of the Apache survivors and the morally conflicted perpetrators and their family members, the story of Changing Woman continues to resonate. A must-read.”—Susan Cummins Miller, author of A Sweet, Separate Intimacy: Women Writers of the American Frontier, 1800–1922“Imagine if Jane Austen had lived in Tucson, Arizona Territory, throughout the year of 1871. She would have journaled about the tumultuous clash of cultures she witnessed between the Anglos, Aravaipa Apaches, and Mexicanos until its tragic culmination, the Camp Grant Massacre. Changing Woman is an historical novel of great anthropological value akin to Austen’s impeccably recorded manners, told largely from the perspectives of women intimately and peripherally affected by the death and capture of nearly two hundred Apache women and children. The remarkable achievement of this novel is Venetia Hobson Lewis’s skillful handling of these disparate and desperate female voices and how they merge into a united spiritual appeal for mutual empathy and respect. These voices went ignored in the nineteenth century, and it would be our own spiritual loss to ignore them now.”—Sidney Thompson, author of Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves
£17.99
University of Nebraska Press Where Blackbirds Fly
£19.79
University of Minnesota Press The Big Sugar: A Brigid Reardon Mystery
Book SynopsisA grisly death near her new homestead draws Brigid Reardon into a complicated mystery soon after her arrival in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1881 After the harrowing events that entangled her in Deadwood, Brigid Reardon just wants to move west and get on with her new life in America. But shortly after traveling to Cheyenne to join her brother Seamus, she finds herself caught up in another deadly mystery—beginning with her discovery of a neighbor’s body on the plains near their homes. Was Ella murdered? Are either of the two men in Ella’s life responsible? With Seamus away on a cattle drive, her friend Padraic possibly succumbing to a local’s charms, and the sheriff seemingly satisfied with Ella’s fate, it falls to Brigid to investigate what really happened, which puts her in the crosshairs of one of Cheyenne’s cattle barons, called “big sugars” in these parts. All she really wants is something better than a crumbling, soddy homestead on the desolate plains of Wyoming—and maybe, just maybe, she wants Padraic—but life, it seems, has other plans: this young immigrant from Ireland is going to be a detective on the western frontier of 1880s America, even if it kills her.Loosely based on the true story of Ellen Watson in Cheyenne in 1889, The Big Sugar continues the adventure begun in Mary Logue’s celebrated mystery The Streel, which introduced a “gritty, charming, clever protagonist” (Kirkus Reviews). With a faultless sense of history, a keen eye for suspense, and a poet’s way with prose, Mary Logue all but guarantees that readers, like Brigid, will find the mystery at the heart of The Big Sugar downright irresistible.Trade Review "The Big Sugar is destined to be a big book. Brigid Reardon is a heroine not just for the 1880s Wyoming frontier, but one for the ages. Tough, independent, savvy, and principled, she not only solves a murder, but she’s also a horse whisperer who charms the reader as beautifully as she charms her wild palomino mare. Read this book; you won’t regret it."—Cary J. Griffith, author of the Sam Rivers mysteries Wolf Kill, Cougar Claw, and Killing Monarchs "Logue’s historical backdrop is meticulously constructed and her characters exceptionally drawn."—Publishers Weekly
£17.99
University of Iowa Press Re-living the American Frontier: Western Fandoms,
Book SynopsisThe historic and mythic elements of the American Old West—covered wagon trains, herds of buffalo, teepee villages, Indigenous warriors on horseback, cowboys on open ranges, and white settlers “taming” a wilderness with their plows and log cabins—have exerted a global fascination for more than 200 years and became the foundation for fan communities who have endured for generations. This book examines some of those communities, particularly German fans inspired by the authors of Westerns such as Karl May, and American enthusiasts of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series. But the Old West (like all visions of the past) proved to be shifting cultural terrain. In both Germany and the U. S., Western narratives of white settlement were once seen as “apolitical” and were widely accepted by white people. But during the Nazi period in Germany and in East Germany after 1945, the American West was reevaluated and politically repurposed. Then, during the late twentieth century, understandings of the West changed in the U. S. as well, while the violence of white settler colonialism and the displacement of Indigenous peoples became a flashpoint in the culture wars between right and left. Reagin shows that the past that fans seek to recreate is shaped by the changing present, as each new generation adapts and relives their own West.
£69.30
WW Norton & Co El Paso: A Novel
Book SynopsisLong fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early twentieth century, Winston Groom brings to life this period of history in a saga of heroism, injustice and love. El Paso pits the legendary outlaw and revolutionary Pancho Villa, against a thrill-seeking railway tycoon known as the Colonel whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihuahua. When Villa kidnaps the Colonel’s grandchildren in the midst of a cattle drive and absconds into the Sierra Madre, the patriarch and his adopted son head to El Paso, looking for a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt the Generalissimo down. Replete with gunfights, daring escapes and an unforgettable bullfight, El Paso, with its blend of history and legend, is an indelible portrait of the American Southwest in the waning days of the frontier.Trade Review"Groom's epic narrative is a hefty yet entertaining page-turner, at times funny, heartbreaking, emotional, and brutal. An involving, intricate story vividly told." -- Donna Bettencourt - Library Journal (Starred Review) "[Groom] combines military savvy with storytelling skill for a satisfying saga pitting an American railroad tycoon against Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa...An engaging epic that could be headed for the bestseller lists and then the big screen. This is the big one that fans have been waiting for, and they'll grab it up like they would a delicious box of chocolates." -- Michele Leber - Booklist (starred review)
£20.89
WW Norton & Co El Paso: A Novel
Book SynopsisLong fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early twentieth century, Winston Groom brings to life this period of history in a saga of heroism, injustice and love. El Paso pits the legendary outlaw and revolutionary Pancho Villa, against a thrill-seeking railway tycoon known as the Colonel whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihuahua. When Villa kidnaps the Colonel’s grandchildren in the midst of a cattle drive and absconds into the Sierra Madre, the patriarch and his adopted son head to El Paso, looking for a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt the Generalissimo down. Replete with gunfights, daring escapes and an unforgettable bullfight, El Paso, with its blend of history and legend, is an indelible portrait of the American Southwest in the waning days of the frontier.Trade Review"Groom has unleashed a new work of imaginative, peripatetic fiction... [El Paso] is a rich and engrossing tale - something Hollywood will, no doubt, take little time to notice." -- The National Book Review "[Groom] combines military savvy with storytelling skill for a satisfying saga pitting an American railroad tycoon against Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa...An engaging epic that could be headed for the bestseller lists and then the big screen. This is the big one that fans have been waiting for, and they'll grab it up like they would a delicious box of chocolates." -- Michele Leber - Booklist (starred review) "El Paso is sure to entertain... To Groom, the public is likely to say, 'Welcome back to the land of fiction.'" -- Jim Ewing - Clarion-Ledger "Winston Groom proves life - and fiction - really is like a delicious box of chocolates... The novel has it all - heroes, villains, family, rescues, shootouts, cattle, bits of history and much more. And maybe a feature film in its future?" -- Celeste Williams - Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Groom's epic narrative is a hefty yet entertaining page-turner, at times funny, heartbreaking, emotional, and brutal. An involving, intricate story vividly told." -- Donna Bettencourt - Library Journal (Starred Review) "Groom's expansive, rich novel is set in the harsh deserts and mountains of northern Mexico during the 1916 Mexican revolution, with sharply drawn fictional characters in a bloody mix with Gen. Pancho Villa and a cast of true-life personalities... Battles, a tense prisoner exchange, and clever ransom negotiations round out this historically vivid and marvelously complex tale." -- Publishers Weekly "Dark and daring, El Paso does for the West what Gump did for the South - it takes a tumultuous, crucial time in American history and feeds it to us in ways acute and unforgettable." -- Laura Taylor - Oxford Exchange "El Paso has the drama, coincidence and class intrigue of Dickens's Great Expectations in a setting reminiscent of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove... In Groom's capable hands, this history mixes easily into what is at its core a story of family, class warfare, loyalty and the violence of revolution." -- Bruce Jacobs - Shelf Awareness
£12.34
University of Nevada Press Worlding the Western: Contemporary US Western
Book SynopsisWorlding the Westerntakes the fiction of the Western United States as a focal point for a re-examination of the consequences of exceptionalism and closed borders in the Trump Era. At a time of bounded individualism, new nativism, climate emergency, and migration crises, author Neil Campbell argues that fiction offers opportunities to put the world back in ways that challenge the dark side of globalization and proposes worlding as a different and more open form of politics. A driving force in the book is a comment from the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy, who wrote "the unity of the world is not one: it is made of a diversity, including disparity and opposition. It is made of it, which is to say that it is not added to it and does not reduce it. The unity of the world is nothing other than its diversity, and its diversity is, in turn, a diversity of worlds" (The Creation of the World or Globalization, 2007, p. 109). Diversity, disparity, and opposition are central to the dynamic frictional fiction I consider in this book. The American West provides a powerful test case (a laboratory of the future in Charles Bowden's term), in which these features - diversity, disparity, and opposition - are present and yet historically have often been so masked or denied in the rush towards unanimity and nation-building. In this book, the past is never lost or irrelevant, but rather circles around, re-emerging in lives as echoes and hauntings. Worlding is, therefore, a positive, critical concept through which to put the notion of a single world under pressure.Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgments Introduction. Enter West Chapter 1. On Worlding Chapter 2. "What West?": Hernan Diaz's In the Distance Chapter 3. "What World We Making?": Sebastian Barry's Days Without End Chapter 4. "The World in All Its Workings": Téa Obreht's Inland Chapter 5. "A Land of Missing Things": C Pam Zhang's How Much of These Hills Is Gold Chapter 6. To Remember Otherwise and Against — Tribalography, Robin Wall Kimmerer, LeAnne Howe, and Tommy Orange Chapter 7. "The Story and the Archive of the Story": Valeria Luiselli's Lost Children Archive Chapter 8. Exit West — Conclusions Perhaps Notes References Index About the Author
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