Cattle Country & Back Trail: Two Tales from the Thompson Western Series - Softcover

Thompson, Erwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595402283 ISBN 13: 9780595402281

Publisher: iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

This is from the author's note for Cattle Country-the first novelette of the three.There are many things here that can be found in nearly any Western; for it is not a calm book. But I hope you will feel:The courage of John Wade as he tries to fill a job that he knows is far too big for him; The strain of the decision Wells has to make of whether to get out of town safely himself or help the sheriff who will probably arrest him when the shooting is over;The sting of Wade's words as he tells Jim Halleran, "I'd like to think you were still a man I could be proud to know;"The frustration of Katherine Wade as she stamps her foot on the floor of the sheriff's office and says, "Damn Cowards;"The bigness of Henry Ashburn as he gives Bob Darlington a hand in a fight that does not concern him at all. This is Cattle Country!"I grew up in times and places much like Erwin Thompson paints in Cattle Country, Back Trail, and The Invincible Three. Although those times are gone, Thompson's well-written voice rings true with the memory and flavor of a world that should not be lost."-Jim Lyle, author of Things Seen in the Dessert

About this title

Synopsis

Erwin A. Thompson's Westerns paint a moral universe in which courage, humor, and wit triumph and love unites and conquers all. Cattle Country and Back Trail-both set in Wagon Wheel County, six years apart-show the threat of bloody range wars, powered by greed, and probe strength of individual integrity, romantic partnership, family, and community. This is Cattle Country-where you find: The determination to fill a job that's too big for one man. The courage to defend a friend in a fight that's not your own. The frustration of Katherine Wade as she stamps her foot and chides, "Damn Cowards!" The bigness of Ashburn as he raises his children, ranches, and fights when he must. In Back Trail Jeff Hawkins rides up from Texas with a dangerous, dark past he hopes to out-ride. His mettle is tested as he fights for his new homeland and finds his match. "I grew up in times and places much like Erwin Thompson paints in Cattle Country and Back Trail. Although those times are gone, Thompson's well-written voice rings true with the memory and flavor of a world that should not be lost."

-Jim Lyle, author of Things Seen in the Dessert "With crispness and gentle wit, Erwin Thompson's stories take us back to earlier times then give us nurture for the return trip to the present. A keen observer of people and their ways, his words help us enter and live those stories with him." -Jane Kirkpatrick, Wrangler Award-winning author of A Sweetness to the Soul and A Clearing in the Wild.

About the Author

Erwin Arthur Thompson is the author of this book. Janet Grace Riehl is the editor. Mr. Thompson?s bio appears on the last page of the manuscript.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595402283
• ISBN 13: 9780595402281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276