Excerpt from Free Range Lanning a Western Story
Eside the rear window of the blacksmith shop Jasper Lanning held his withered arms folded against his Chest. With the dispassionate eye and the aching heart Of an artist he said to himself that his life work was a failure. That life work was the young fellow who swung the sledge at the forge, and truly it was a strange product for this seventy-year-old veteran with his slant Oriental eyes and his narrow beard Of white. Andrew Lanning was not even his son, but it came about in this way that Andrew became the life work of Jasper.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book introduces readers to Andy Lanning, a sensitive and conflicted young man from a rough-hewn family of frontiersmen. The author places Andy within the deep history of his family, a clan of settlers who have made their home in the valleys and foothills of the American West for generations. As such, this book explores the tensions between the encroaching "modern" world and the rugged traditions of the past, with Andy Lanning at the heart of the divide. To that end, the author explores key themes of masculinity, family, violence, and the complexities of personal heritage. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330497579_0
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781330497579
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