Tales of the Southwest

Capps, Benjamin C.

ISBN 10: 0385414447 / ISBN 13: 9780385414449

Published by Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The, 1990

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 3234623-6

Synopsis:

An award winning western author returns with a collection of short stories-humorous, poignant and unusual that celebrate life in the Southwest United States and invoke a simpler, gentler era

Reviews: As Capps explains in the introduction to this collection of short stories, he writes about what he knows best: West Texas and its people. Native Americans, cowboys, farmers, and other sundry rural characters populate these stories, only one of which has been previously published. Most are set after World War I. Capps masterfully employs humor and irony in each. He does not write "formula" Westerns either in his novels (e.g., Woman Chief, Doubleday, 1979) or his short stories. With one or two exceptions, the quality of the writing is uniformly good. Capps is an advocate of the Southwest and its people and deserves to be read. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries with strong literature or writing programs.
- Robert Jordan, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Tales of the Southwest
Publisher: Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good