Stories of the Golden West 2 [Large Print]

By: Tuska, Jon

Book Overview

This is the second book in a series celebrating the Western short novel, a literary form that flourished during the heyday of American fiction magazines. Too short to stand alone and too long for most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786223995
• ISBN13: 9780786223992
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Five Star (ME)
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

three sparkling short western novels

Short novels by Robert J. Horton, his protege Walt Coburn, and Cherry Wilson. These writers deserve to be better known and these three gems are good evidence. The emphasis is on character development, not just on action. The setting of the west is sparse and simple, as compared with the complexity of a modern city. For me, this sparseness wonderfully mirrors the isolation of the modern city dweller. Jon Tuska is a good guide to what deserves attention --- and why --- in the vast library of western literature.