Patten s characters are real people whose lives are shattered by the violence of a gunshot, who suffer from the brutality of misplaced hatred, and who sometimes succeed in living off the rugged land of the West and sometimes do not.Robert E. Briney says in his introduction that Patten was a teller of well-constructed tales, framed by a tough-minded sensibility . . . set forth in a crisp, efficient prose. This is the first collection of short stories by one of the most respected writers of Western fiction, a three-time winner of the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America."
- ISBN10 0809313588
- ISBN13 9780809313587
- Publish Date 1 September 1987 (first published 1 January 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 184
- Language English