How the West Was Written: Glossary

by Ron Scheer

Nothing escaped Ron Scheer's sharp eye. In the course of preparing his magisterial work on early western fiction, he came across countless phrases, words, and usages that were unfamiliar to modern readers. The novels he was examining ranged from the late 19th century well into the 20th, and contained vernacular that had vanished.He set to work recording these phrases, including their context, and their numbers multiplied over the years. Many of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943035067
• ISBN13: 9781943035069
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Beat to a Pulp
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"