Description
From among his numerous publications, award-winning author Max Evans has selected his personal favorites. The more than thirty pieces include short novels, essays, short stories, introductions to other works, and magazine articles spanning several genres and most of his writing career. Through them all runs a common thread: the understanding of and love Evans has for the West and its peoples, and his ability to convey that understanding with humor and compassion.Included works:Short novelsXavier's FollyOne Eyed SkyThe Wild OneOld Bum My PardnerEssaysSam Peckinpah: A Very Personal RemembranceKing JohnLong John DunnDinner with Frank WatersRiding the Outside Circle in HollywoodMany Deaths, Many LivesSong of the WestShort StoriesThe Ultimate GiverBlizzardDon't Kill My DogThe Far CryThe Wooden CoveThe Third Grade ReunionSky of GoldA Man Who Never MissedBig Shad's BridgeThe CallIntroductions and ForewordsPatricino Barela Some Sweet DayThe Hi Lo CountryFinal Harvest and other Convictions and OpinionsRounders 3Magazine ArticlesThe Cowboy and the ProfessorA Horse to Brag AboutShowdown at Hollywood ParkThe Wild BunchThe World's Strangest CreatureSuper Bull