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Dust Devils
by Robert Laxalt
ISBN: 0874173000
ISBN-13: 9780874173000
Format: Paperback
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Summary
A novel about the coming of age of a Nevada cowboy early in the 20th-century.
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"A tight little story, and superbly American as well."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr
Published date: 1997
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds
Pages: 102
Publisher's Notes
The rugged mountains and deserts of eastern California and northern Nevada in the early years of the century are the setting of this moving coming-of-age novella. Ira Hamilton, the teen-age son of rugged Indian-hating rancher John D. Hamilton, wins the bronc-riding competition at a local rodeo and comes away with a special prize - a beautiful, pure-blooded Arabian colt. But the horse is soon stolen by Hawkeye, a notorious local rustler. Accompanied by Cricket, a young Paiute who has been his closest companion since infancy, Ira vows to retrieve his prize. His efforts pit him against the merciless expanses of the Black Rock Desert and the wrath of Hawkeye and his gang. On the way, Ira must find the courage to overcome the challenges of nature and outlaw, and to love the woman of his choice. He must, in short, become a man.
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Dust Devils: (A Novella) (Western Literature Series)
Robert Laxalt
University of Nevada Press, 1997-09-01. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback-This book is an ex-Library book with all the normal stamps, stickers and shelf markers. The cover shows just slight shelf and edge wear. This book is in Very Good condition! Satisfaction Guaranteed!! ( more information)
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Dust Devils
Laxalt, Robert
Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.: Univ of Nevada Pr, 1997 Trade Paperback. As New. ( more information)
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Dust Devils
Laxalt, Robert
University of Nevada Press, 1997 Trade paperback. Good. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. normal exlibrary marks Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 120 p. Western Literature (Paperback). Audience: General/trade.. ( more information)
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