Shane Contributor(s): Schaefer, Jack (Author), Nott, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0826358411 ISBN-13: 9780826358417 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016052016 |
Lexile Measure: 870(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" L (0.45 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Topical - Boy's Interest |
Features: Price on Product |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 546 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this true Western classic Jack Schaefer tells the story of a mysterious stranger who finds himself in the Wyoming Territory joining local homesteaders in their fight to keep their land and avoid the intimidating tactics of cattle driver Luke Fletcher. While trying to leave his gunslinging days behind him, the mysterious stranger, Shane, is tested by Fletcher and his men. In Shane, Schaefer executes a perfect Western narrative while exploring the overarching themes of virtue, the human condition, and a man's search for self. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schaefer, Jack: - Jack Schaefer was a journalist and writer known for his authentic and memorable characters set in the American West. Schaefer received the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1975 and the Saddleman Award in 1986 from the Western Writers of America. His popular Western novels include Shane (1949) and Monte Walsh (1963). |
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