Separations - Western Literature Series Author:Oakley M. Hall Separations, a novel by writer Oakley Hall about a 19th century rafting expedition on the wild and beautiful Colorado River to the Grand Canyon, is filled with adventure, intrigue, and human drama. Hall belongs to a special breed of writers who invoke the Western to convey cosmic themes. In Separations, the themes resonate with our contemporary ... more »culture: divisions between environmental exploiters and conservationists, between religious groups, between men and women. A master of the genre called "cowboy existentialism," Hall is the creator of books that became the films Warlock and Downhill Racer. Both history and entertainment, Separations is a thrilling read.« less