Seven Ox Seven; Part One Escondido Bound

Ritzer, P.A.

ISBN 10: 1933363010 / ISBN 13: 9781933363011

Published by Seven Ox Press, Aurora, CO, 2007

About this Item

Blue boards, blue cloth spine, just a hint of edge rubbing, in slightly edge rubbed DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 672 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 44516

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seven Ox Seven; Part One Escondido Bound
• Publisher: Seven Ox Press, Aurora, CO
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933363010
• ISBN 13: 9781933363011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Seven souls risk everything to seek a home on the West Texas frontier. Cowboys Luke Stuart and Tom Schurtz meet at the end of trail drives in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1877. Back in Texas, Luke and his wife, Elizabeth, share with Tom their plan to venture into the raw frontier of West Texas, seek out a hidden canyon, which may not exist, and start a ranch. Canyon Escondido, their destination, boasts a reputation for mystery and the supernatural in the legends of the Apache, Comanche, and Mexicans, while promising a near-paradise of plenty to him who finds it. Legends. Is it all just the stuff of legends? Will these brave pioneers find a secret Eden cut into the harsh Llano Estacado? Or have they embarked on a dangerous misadventure? In this well-researched, historically accurate, and richly detailed story, P. A. Ritzer embraces the American pastoral, the Western, and delivers a compelling story with authentic characters who represent the good and bad that can be derived from the opportunities inherent in their pioneer nation.

About the Author

P. A. Ritzer took to the road and spent four years traveling through Kansas, Colorado, and especially Texas-from Amarillo to San Antonio-researching primary and secondary sources, as well as the land itself and the people who live on it, to inform his crafting of Seven Ox Seven.  Escondido Bound is part one of a trilogy.  Ritzer's own western odyssey lends a certain authenticity to Seven Ox Seven.  He knows the day-to-day journey into the unknown, the nights in darkened campsites, the concern about provisions, the seeking for that which may not be attained, and through it all, the ongoing communion with those who lived out the pioneer experience in the time and place of Seven Ox Seven and left behind their accounts for any who might find, treasure, and learn from them.