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The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
Author: Conrad Richter
Published in 1936, this novel presents in epic scope the conflicts in the settling of the American Southwest. Set in New Mexico in the late 19th century, The Sea of Grass concerns the often violent clashes between the pioneering ranchers, whose cattle range freely through the vast sea of grass, and the farmers, or "nesters," who build fences and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780821410264
ISBN-10: 0821410261
Publication Date: 7/1/1992
Pages: 150
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Publisher: Ohio University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Squatters are enroaching on the big Texas cattle ranch. Let the range war begin. It isn't much of a shoot-em--up though. Filtered in are the young wife (drop dead gorgeous, naturally) and aging rancher; good son, bad son; money talks, etc. This is a nice novella for a quiet evening by the fireside.


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