Glendon Fred Swarthout
1) The homesman
Author
Formats
Description
The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A homesman must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the countys men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddyex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed...
4) Whichaway
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Fifteen-year-old Whichaway, son of a stone-faced Arizona rancher, legs broken in an accident atop a windmill, struggles to survive after cattle rustlers have left him to die.
6) The Shootist
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
A terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last battle.