{"product_id":"the-western-four-classic-novels-of-the-1940s-50s-loa-331-isbn-9781598536614","title":"The Western: Four Classic Novels of the 1940s \u0026 50s (LOA #331)","description":"\u003cb\u003eRediscover the golden age of the Western with this collection of four unforgettable novels of honor, adventure, and violence set against the magnificent landscapes of the American frontier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe heroic exploits and violent struggles of the Old West come alive once more through this one-of-a-kind collection of four thrilling novels. Edited by Ron Hansen, this deluxe hardcover edition shows that the 1940s and 1950s was a golden age for the Western novel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ox-Bow Incident\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Walter van Tilburg Clark explores the thin line between civilization and barbarism through the story of a lynch mob that targets three innocent men, exposing a dark authoritarian impulse at work the American frontier. Set in Wyoming in 1889, a time when ranchers and cattle companies waged war with each other, Jack Schaefer's iconic \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e deploys many of the genre's most essential elements, brilliantly filtered through a boy's perceptions. Alan Le May's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the basis for John Ford's cinematic masterpiece starring John Wayne, follows the dogged quest of two men to rescue a young girl taken prisoner by Comanche warriors. And Oakley Hall's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarlock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a novel that anticipates the later books of Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtry, casts the battle for control of a southwestern outpost as a bloody saga pitting a marauding gang of cowboys and rustlers against the town's defenders, led by the legendary gunslinger Clay Blaisedell. All four novels were memorably adapted for the screen, and their gripping stories--told with brisk narrative energy, psychological depth, and laconic humor--have contributed unforgettably to the Western's enduring legacy in American culture.\"There’s still something fresh and surprising to be found in these books. . . . These novels feel more textured, more nuanced, more lived-in than the films that were made from them.” \u003cb\u003e—Stephen Harrigan, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Personally, I’m a bit obsessed with the collections on offer from The Library of America, and The Western is one of their best. It collects four landmark novels of the genre—The Ox-Bow Incident, The Searchers, Shane, and Warlock—and wraps them all up in a beautifully painted cover by G. Russell Case. It’s a simple collection, but it’s hefty enough to give any reader on your list something new to jump into for a month or so.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJay Serafino, \u003c\/i\u003ePOP MATTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is the author of three story collections and ten novels, including most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film. His novel \u003ci\u003eAtticus\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award. He teaches at Santa Clara University.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300286058725,"sku":"NP9781598536614","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781598536614.jpg?v=1767742182","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-western-four-classic-novels-of-the-1940s-50s-loa-331-isbn-9781598536614","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}