In this engaging, thought-provoking examination of Haycoxs westerns, Stephen L. Tanner broadens such a narrow critical perspective to address this long-standing literary dichotomy: How does one evaluate a first-rate author in an allegedly second-rate genre? Tanner analyzes the westerns themselves, which Haycox wrote with a keen eye for detail and historical accuracy, and also looks extensively at Haycoxs correspondence with his editors and longtime...