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Western writings of Stephen Crane
By Frank Bergon. 1979
A collection of twenty-seven western stories, sketches, reports and letters by the author of "The red badge of courage" (DC25940).…
The introduction considers the literary merit of Crane's work in relation to the mythical elements of the modern western story. 1979.Serafina's stories
By Rudolfo Anaya, Rudolfo A Anaya. 2004
The Portable western reader (Viking portable library)
By Various, William Kittredge. 1997
Anthology of stories, poems, essays, and excerpts exploring the range and evolution of Western American literature including the Native American…
experience. Features selections by Louise Erdrich, Lewis and Clark, Jack London, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Larry McMurtry, Raymond Carver, W.H. Auden, Ken Kesey, Barry Lopez, and others. 1997Last of the great scouts
By Helen Cody Wetmore, Zane Grey. 1996
An account of the adventurous life of Buffalo Bill Cody as narrated by the sister of the legendary Western figure.…
Traces his childhood in rural Iowa through his years as a mule driver on the Kansas plains, Pony Express rider, Indian fighter, and performer in the world-famous Wild West Show. 1996Jim Ugly
By Sid Fleischman, Jos. A. Smith. 1992
1894. Twelve-year-old Jake Bannock assumes that he is an orphan after he sees his actor-father's coffin lowered into the ground…
at Blow- fly, Nevada. If one discounts the rumor that Sam Bannock had con- cealed a cache of diamonds, Jake's only inheritance is his father's part-wolf mongrel dog. His father called the dog Amigo; Jake calls him Jim Ugly. Together they set out to learn the truth about Sam's supposed demise--and the diamonds. For grades 4-7. 1992Fifteen stories set in California during the 1850s Gold Rush. Archetypal characters--gold-fevered pioneers, gamblers, preachers, drunkards, cattle-robbers, and iron-willed women--experience…
twists of fortune and the realities of frontier life. Reuben H. Margolin introduces the collection, which spans the career of this author, poet, and literary critic. 1997Jim Ugly
By Sid Fleischman. 1992
Part wolf, Jim Ugly is a proud and aloof one-man dog. And that man is Jake's father, an actor in…
the frontier West. Who suddenly disappears. Jake is left with his cousin who threatens to shoot Jim Ugly for killing sheep. Jake is sure the dog, who is an excellent tracker, is innocent and runs away hoping it will lead him to his father. He discovers that a bounty hunter and some actors are searching for his father, too, because they believe he has stolen a fortune in diamonds. For seventy-five cents a night and the sound of applause Jake plays the role of William Tell's son. Bravely standing tall while apples are shot from the top of his head. As Jake gets closer to finding his father he begins to make friends and to understand Jim Ugly. Maybe the smart, loyal dog deserves a better name. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, this wild west mystery is exciting from start to finish.