The Way of the EagleSunstone Press, 2003 - Всего страниц: 332 Both of these short novels take place in the sun-baked, rattle-naked American Southwest of the 1870s. A small town called Paco serves as their common setting; and both stories are told in the first person by a Paco townsman, Sam McCallum. A number of the town's characters appear in both tales, and the struggle to achieve some viable sense of community justice underlies the action of each. The first novel deals with a capital crime and its effects on the people of Paco. The second tells of a peace officer whose rough but efficient ways incur the hatred of the town he serves. Here, in a milieu usually thought to be dominated by men, each novel features a distinct female character who, in her own way, could teach the angels (if not the men around her) a lesson in love and courage. NED CONQUEST obtained his B.A. from Princeton and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for two years' study at Oxford where he received the degrees of B.A. and M.A. in English Language and Literature. He attended Harvard Law School, from which he received the LL.B. degree, and practiced law in New York City for three years before returning to Princeton, where he earned his Ph.D. in English Literature. Later he taught English at Georgetown University, specializing in Victorian fiction. He presently lives in Washington, D.C. |
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... started toward “ Quite a woman you found yourself . " " Paco won't see you tonight . ! " The men made cracks as he stopped and stood in front of her . She never glanced his way - just laid a coal to her pipe and sat there spouting smoke ...
... started toward “ Quite a woman you found yourself . " " Paco won't see you tonight . ! " The men made cracks as he stopped and stood in front of her . She never glanced his way - just laid a coal to her pipe and sat there spouting smoke ...
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... started for his horse . " Oscar , Charlie - , " I motioned the rest , " get going . I'll join you in a minute . " I wish now I'd gone with them , instead of staying to make our peace with that black stump of a totem pole . I reached in ...
... started for his horse . " Oscar , Charlie - , " I motioned the rest , " get going . I'll join you in a minute . " I wish now I'd gone with them , instead of staying to make our peace with that black stump of a totem pole . I reached in ...
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... started laughing . Riper and Grale stood with their boss on the stoop . Frisco looked from one to the other and nodded down at Lothers . By now I was on the ground beside him . " Leave him be , " I said , when Riper and Grale came off ...
... started laughing . Riper and Grale stood with their boss on the stoop . Frisco looked from one to the other and nodded down at Lothers . By now I was on the ground beside him . " Leave him be , " I said , when Riper and Grale came off ...
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... started scratching Blink behind the ears . " I notice most things about you . ' 11 " Do you ? " She kept on petting Blink . " The Derringer was a last gift from my uncle , " she said , not looking back at me . " He raised me He gave me ...
... started scratching Blink behind the ears . " I notice most things about you . ' 11 " Do you ? " She kept on petting Blink . " The Derringer was a last gift from my uncle , " she said , not looking back at me . " He raised me He gave me ...
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... started , I sure as hell was when I arrived . I took it out on two of the men I found asleep behind the barn . 1 4 Dirty Work MARTHA CRAMER made quite a fuss over 26 A Woman , a Dog , and a Hanging Tree too. Anyway, I scared my mare. (...
... started , I sure as hell was when I arrived . I took it out on two of the men I found asleep behind the barn . 1 4 Dirty Work MARTHA CRAMER made quite a fuss over 26 A Woman , a Dog , and a Hanging Tree too. Anyway, I scared my mare. (...
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Стр. 151 - There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
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