| American West: Twenty New Stories from the Western Writers of America Contributor(s): Estleman, Loren D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 031287281X ISBN-13: 9780312872816 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: " Takes the genre to new frontiers." -- "The Boston Herald" " This is not simply an excellent collection about the West, each story is a haunting and powerful chapter in the creation of a nation." -- Michael and Kathleen O' Neal Gear, "USA Today" bestselling authors of the Anasazi series Once, there was a world where the heroes were defined by their white clothing and the bad guys always wore black. The town sheriff always gunned down the wild gunslinger while the lady in distress cowered. The Indian was to be feared, not understood, and the white man always saved the day. This was the traditional Western. But times change, as did the Western. The evolving Western is told from the point of view of blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Jews, Gentiles, Mormons, Catholics, women, and men. It is about America; it is about life. Whether a story's central element is a hangman or a midwife, a piano or a cowboy who hates tomatoes, you may be certain of one thing, if the tale reflects an expanding continent, it reflects the American West. " If I had to give a friend one book containing the best that today's Western fiction has to offer, it would be American West." -- Mike Blakely, former president of the Western Writers of America and the Spur Award-winning author of" Summer of Pearls" " A welcome addition to any Western collection." --"Booklist " |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00048446 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.12" W x 9.36" (1.15 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Once, there was a world where the heroes were defined by their white clothing and the bad guys always wore black. The town sheriff always gunned down the wild gunslinger while the lady in distress cowered. The Indian was to be feared, not understood, and the white man always saved the day. This was the traditional Western. But times change, as did the Western. The evolving Western is told from the point of view of blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Jews, Gentiles, Mormons, Catholics, women, and men. It is about America; it is about life. Whether a story's central element is a hangman or a midwife, a piano or a cowboy who hates tomatoes, you may be certain of one thing, if the tale reflects an expanding continent, it reflects the American West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Estleman, Loren D.: - Loren D. Estleman is the author of more than fifty novels, including the Amos Walker, Page Murdock, and Peter Macklin series. Winner of three Shamus Awards, three Western Heritage Awards, four Spur Awards and many other literary prizes. He lives outside Detroit with his wife, author Deborah Morgan. |