Sky Blue: A Western Story (Thorndike Press Large Print Western) - Hardcover

Originally published as a magazine serial in 1932, this classic western features Alfred Larribee, a layabout sent west to live with his cousins family, the Dents. At first, he lives up to expectations, spending his time drinking, gambling, and otherwise, well, lying about. But when Wilbur Dent decides to punish Alfred by forcing him to ride some raw mustangs, Alfred displays an unexpected and inexplicable gift for taming horses. When he successfully rides a notoriously skittish stallion, Sky Blue, he makes an enemy of another man, who deliberately spooks the horse and sends him running off. Now Alfred must risk his own life to bring back the horse, and in searching for the animal, he finds himself. A typically strong Brand novel, mixing universal themesin this case, self-discoverywith traditional western characters and setting. --David Pitt