After a long, sweaty day of yard work,
Mrs. Slap and I sat out on the back deck over moonshine and tea discussing what
books we intend to start next. After
years on the sidelines, Mrs. Slap recently read Riders of the Purple Sage
and liked it so much that she picked up Call of the Canyon soon
after. I was thinking of other literary
westerns with strong character development when it occurs to me that there are
four stations of the western cross, if you will, that create a well read
western reader. These include:
Riders of the Purple Sage, Zane Grey
Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry
Shane, Jack Schaefer
The Virginian, Owen Wister
What do you think? What did I leave out? Comments, please, comments!
