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Easterns and Westerns by Glendon Swarthout (Hardcover, 2001)

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In his only collection of short fiction, Glendon Swarthout, author of The Shootist, Where the Boys Are, and Bless the Beasts and the Children, reveals in microcosm the heroic and gritty themes that characterized both his novels and films. Stories such as Mulligans and A Glass of Blessings explore the seedy underbelly of human desire, while A Horse for Mrs. Custer quietly celebrates the dedication of men and women who act above and beyond their capabilities during war and upheaval. Although these stories were written over a span of three decades, their themes of generational conflict, hypocrisy, loss, sacrifice, love, and war remain fresh and startling. Alternately funny and uncomfortable, Swarthout captures the postwar tensions of twentieth-century Americans. This collection reveals the versatility, range, and skill of one of America's great storytellers. Easterns and Westerns includes one unpublished novella and thirteen stories, some of which have appeared in national magazines such as Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and the Saturday Evening Post. One of these, A Glass of Blessings, was an O'Henry Prize Short Story in 1960. Another, A Horse for Mrs. Custer, became a 1956 Western film for Columbia Pictures; 7th Cavalry, starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Hale. A third story, Mulligans, has been made into a short comedy film.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Michigan STATE University Press
ISBN-13
9780870135729
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96572051

Product Key Features

Book Title
Easterns and Westerns
Author
Glendon Swarthout
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories, Books
Publication Year
2001
Number of Pages
220 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Glendon Swarthout
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Miles Hood Swarthout

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