Author
Series
Formats:
Description
Author
Formats:
Description
Author
Series
Formats:
Description
10) big sky
This entry no longer exists in the catalog
Author
Series
Formats:
Description
Author
Formats:
Description
Author
Description
This unforgettable story of the friendship between a farm boy and a gunman struggling to escape his dark past was made into a critically acclaimed movie in 1953 that became a classic standard for Westerns. Shane, a mysterious traveller and ex-gunfighter, enters into the life of Joe Starrett and his family and carves a place for himself in their hearts. Although he tries to leave his gunslinging past behind, revealing little about himself and
..."The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance." —Elmer Kelton, Seven-time Spur Award–winning author
Rio Seco was too small to afford a professional manager for its one-room Chamber of Commerce.
And Rio Seco, meaning "dry river" in Spanish,
"Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever."
—USA Today
Grand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as one of the very best crime fiction writers ever, alongside other all-time greats like John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker. But he has also many acclaimed masterworks of American western fiction to his credit—including
...