Shadow of the Lariat: A Treasury of the Frontier
by Jon Tuska
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Collected from the pages of Lariat magazine, these 22 classic tales feature all the beloved subjects and icons--stagecoaches, gold rush towns, and whiskey bars--that represent the romance and excitement of America’s frontier. Authors such as Zane Grey ("The Great Slave”), Max Brand ("Lawman’s Heart”), Luke Short ("Brand of Justice”), and Will Henry ("The Streets of Laredo”) vividly depict the gunslingers, compadres, sheriffs, Indians, and riders of the purple sage that populate show more this always fascinating world. show lessTags
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Jon Tuska is the author/editor of numerous works about the American West, co-founder of the Golden West Literary Agency, He lives in Portland, Oregon
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1997 (Promentory Press, BBS Publishing Corporation) (Promentory Press, BBS Publishing Corporation)
- Important places
- American West
Classifications
- Genre
- Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 808.83874 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Literature Collections Collections of fiction Genre fiction Adventure fiction Western
- LCC
- PS648 .W4 .S5 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
