Swimming Man Burning: A Rip-Roaring Novel Of The American West (Western Literature and Fiction Series) - Softcover

Kilpatrick, Terrence

9780874172195: Swimming Man Burning: A Rip-Roaring Novel Of The American West (Western Literature and Fiction Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874172195 ISBN 13: 9780874172195

Publisher: University of Nevada Press, 1993

A Spur Award Winner In this fast-paced, darkly comic tale of the Old West, Clay Benton, a trapper and trader, is cornered in a deadly Indian ambush and spared by his attackers only to be forced to undertake a most improbable mission. He must guide four Indian warriors to Washington, D.C., where they will attempt to locate the secret of the white man's power. Swimming Man Burning is an uninhibited, off-beat, and heart-breaking novel full of unforgettable characters, humor, and rich ironic action.

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About the Author:

Terrence Kilpatrick teaches creative writing and literature at the University of San Francisco and at City College of San Francisco.

Review:

"There is wild poetry to Kilpatrick’s writing, rooted in the facts of history and still deeper in the lore and plight of the Indian, that makes Swimming Man Burning more than just another Wild West adventure story." —Publishers Weekly

“This off-beat story has enough twists and rich humor to satisfy the most critical reader while still making some very poignant observations about the Old West and the tragedy that would eventually envelop the Indians, the ill-fated 7th Cavalry and General George Custer.” —Robert F. Walch, Journal of the West, July 1996

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