Author : Dan O'Brien
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803267878
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Book Synopsis Stolen Horses by : Dan O'Brien
Download or read book Stolen Horses written by Dan O'Brien and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McDermot, Nebraska, is a pleasant, scenic western cattle town situated in the Pawnee River valley—just the place for people seeking refuge from their hectic city lives. It is also just the place for those who have made their homes on this haunting prairie since the late nineteenth century. Ideal for both, McDermot means everything to those native inhabitants and something very different to those who are looking for a new life. As the native residents wrestle with the arrival of outsiders, a local journalist uncovers a medical scandal epitomizing the problems facing the divided community. After the death of two men, it falls to the ancient but powerful district attorney to mediate a resolution between the clashing interests of the new and the old West. And the Thurston family, descended from the town’s first citizen, sets out in its own way to fight the forces threatening to destroy it. This is the story of new and old interests colliding, of small western plains towns confronting the forces of “progress.”