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Here is a rich and serious novel of the violent West. Full of the authentic sounds and colors of Wyoming cattle country in the late nineteenth century, it tells the true story of a long-vanished time—the era of the cowhands and the bloody Johnson County range wars. Riders of Judgment centers on the three Hammett brothers and their cousin Rosemary, whom all three love. To the oldest brother, Cain, falls the lot of avenging the murder of his father, grandfather, and brother. Cain—who is in show more a sense a cowboy Hamlet—is torn by conflicts within himself. He desires peace yet is forced to wear a gun. He is a law-abiding man by instinct yet has to take the law into his own hands. He is loved by a woman but rejects her because he feels unworthy of her love.Then one spring morning the cattle barons invade his territory, and Cain's hesitancy vanishes. One man's inner struggle becomes a fight to turn the cattle kingdom into a free country for the small stockman. Riders of Judgment is the final book in Frederick Manfred's five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales.. show less
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4484. Riders of Judgment, by Frederick Manfred [earlier: Feike Feikema] (read 13 Sep 2008) This is an incredibly poorly-written 'western' purporting to tell fictionally of the war in Wyoming between big cattle ranchers and little ranchers in the late 19rh century. The dialogue is written so one really gets tired of the often repeated words of the stupid characters, and the events are not credible. I give it 1 and one half stars because near the end one became interested in how it would come out--but the ending disappoints . This book is eminently skippable.
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Born in Iowa, Manfred has lived much of his life in southern Minnesota. Most of his novels are set in southern Minnesota and the Dakotas, and his Native American characters are usually Sioux. A fine storyteller, Manfred does extensive historical research, which gives his books a sense of authenticity. He is also interested in psychology and human show more sexuality, and many of his books have Freudian or Jungian overtones. Manfred often focuses on the importance of the land in shaping his characters: frequently in his books, a man must test himself against the wilderness in order to discover his true nature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
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- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PS3525 .A52233 .R5 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1900-1960
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