Sky Blue: A Western Story (Thorndike Press Large Print Western) - Hardcover

Brand, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410453782 ISBN 13: 9781410453785

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2013

Synopsis

Sent by his father to live with his cousin's family in the West, Alfred Larribee proves to be lazy and shiftless, spending most of his time in town drinking and gambling and cheating at cards. But that all changes with the appearance of Sky Blue, a magnificent stallion that has never been ridden. His owner hopes to find a cowboy who can ride Sky Blue, but the first one to try is seriously injured. After that, no one is willing to volunteer. . . except Larribee.

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About the Author

Max Brand is the best-known pen name of Frederick Faust, creator of such beloved characters as Destry and Dr. Kildare, among others. Eighty motion pictures and many radio and television programs have been based on his work. Faust went to Italy as a war correspondent during World War II after the United States entered the conflict, and he was killed during a night attack on a hilltop village held by the German army. His literary output was so prolific during his life that he averaged three new books per year for seventy-five years, including many years after his death.

From Booklist

Originally published as a magazine serial in 1932, this classic western features Alfred Larribee, a layabout sent west to live with his cousins family, the Dents. At first, he lives up to expectations, spending his time drinking, gambling, and otherwise, well, lying about. But when Wilbur Dent decides to punish Alfred by forcing him to ride some raw mustangs, Alfred displays an unexpected and inexplicable gift for taming horses. When he successfully rides a notoriously skittish stallion, Sky Blue, he makes an enemy of another man, who deliberately spooks the horse and sends him running off. Now Alfred must risk his own life to bring back the horse, and in searching for the animal, he finds himself. A typically strong Brand novel, mixing universal themesin this case, self-discoverywith traditional western characters and setting. --David Pitt

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1410453782
• ISBN 13: 9781410453785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 395