| Time of the Rabies: A Novella Contributor(s): Laxalt, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874173507 ISBN-13: 9780874173505 Publisher: University of Nevada Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2000 Annotation: Acclaimed writer Robert Laxalt's spare, precise, and lyrical prose perfectly captures the tension and drama of a rabies epidemic at Peter Lorda's Northern Nevada ranch. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00008546 |
| Series: Basque (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.53" W x 8" (0.30 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Nevada |
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| Publisher Description: During the 1920s, a rabies epidemic swept across northern Nevada, decimating wildlife and livestock herds. This historic event is the background for acclaimed writer Robert Laxalt's brilliant new novella. Set on a sheep ranch in the desert foothills near Carson City, Time of the Rabies follows owner Pete Lorda and his family and ranch hands as the epidemic swirls around them, pulling humans and animals into a battle against an invisible but deadly foe. Beginning when a roving coyote is bitten by a rabid bat, the epidemic spreads like wildfire through the local coyote population, and soon whole bands of rabid coyotes are attacking Lorda's sheep flocks. As he and his hands struggle to protect the sheep, the disease appears on the home ranch itself, infecting first valued animals and then some of the hands. Once again, Robert Laxalt has produced a lively, unforgettable story of the West and its hardy people. No other writer has captured so vividly the character of the Basque sheepmen and their harsh, solitary lives, or the precarious community of a ranch besieged by an insidious, lethal enemy. Laxalt's genius seems to grow with each new work, and Time of the Rabies is the creation of a major writer at the peak of his powers. This is a tale of the true West, full of authentic heroes and the memorable sense of place that only a writer as skilled and experienced as Laxalt can create. |