First published 1992
The dusty streets of frontier towns come alive in this collection of Ed Gorman's most compelling western tales. Cowboys face moral crossroads in saloons thick with smoke and tension. Lawmen wrestle with justice when the law falls short of what's right. Outlaws discover that running from the past catches up with them in unexpected ways. Gorman's characters inhabit a West where survival depends as much on reading people as reading the land. These stories capture the harsh beauty of life on the frontier, where a single decision can mean the difference between redemption and ruin. Each tale reveals the complex humanity beneath the archetypal figures of the Old West.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption, survival
Setting: Frontier, Old West
Period: 19th Century
131 pages · Hardcover · Swallow Press