| The Kean Land and Other Stories Contributor(s): Schaefer, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826358616 ISBN-13: 9780826358615 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2017004041 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic Western short stories in this Jack Schaefer collection explore the changing and often challenging truths found throughout the American West. The featured novella, The Kean Land, tells the story of young Ben Hammon as he arrives in western Colorado after the death of his parents to live with his small-town lawman uncle. The drama unfolds as Ben learns the ways of the land and the people who live there--including the Kean family. As progress pursues there is a dramatic price the Keans and others must pay to keep their land in this once hostile territory. How much blood must those who love the land pay in order to stay? |
Contributor Bio(s): Schaefer, Jack: - Jack Schaefer was a journalist and writer known for his authentic and memorable characters set in the American West. Schaefer received the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1975 and the Saddleman Award in 1986 from the Western Writers of America. His popular Western novels include Shane (1949) and Monte Walsh (1963). |