{"product_id":"the-western-four-classic-novels-of-the-1940s-50s-loa-331-the-ox-bow-incident-shane-the-searchers-warlock-9781598536614","title":"The Western: Four Classic Novels of the 1940s \u0026 50s (Loa #331): The Ox-Bow Incident \/ Shane \/ The Searchers \/ Warlock","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719281971474,"sku":"9781598536614","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d648f107-e8bd-41dd-99cc-a05a957226bb.jpg?v=1734663877","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-western-four-classic-novels-of-the-1940s-50s-loa-331-the-ox-bow-incident-shane-the-searchers-warlock-9781598536614","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}