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Starr, of the Desert

Starr, of the Desert

M. Bower, B.

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerWesternsClassic Fiction

ISBN10: 9354020364
ISBN13: 9789354020360
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 25 2020
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A lone name rides the wind: Starr. The desert does not forgive. First published in the early 20th-century west, B. M. Bower brings her sure-footed realism to the american southwest desert, where distance, drought, and human pride test every bond. Starr, of the Desert stands as a classic western novel with the pulse of a western adventure classic and the tenderness of western romance fiction: a rugged frontier romance set against desert frontier survival, where the promise of water, work, and home can be as perilous as any gunfight. Bower, one of the defining voices behind b m bower westerns, writes ranch life drama with a reporter's eye for daily labour and a storyteller's instinct for moral stakes: loyalty, reputation, and the cost of choosing love in a hard country. For zane grey fans who want grit without melodrama, it offers a lean, sunlit alternative - vivid, humane, and rooted in lived detail. This unabridged classic edition also suits readers seeking a public domain ebook experience in a clean, modern presentation, and collectors who value influential women-authored Westerns in their original era. In Bower's hands, the Western becomes more than myth: a record of resilience, written as the American genre was forming. It is a bridge between romance and realism, for casual reading and library shelves. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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