
In the lawless frontier town of Century, Oregon, Esther Chamber is met by her distant cousin, a laconic cattle rancher named Ferris Pickett. But this town on the edge of civilization is in the midst of a very real range war in a story of dispossession, greed, and ecstatic visions of America.
Publisher:
Detroit : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2012.
Edition:
Large print ed.
ISBN:
9781410451880
1410451887
1410451887
Characteristics:
515 p. ;,23 cm.


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Add a CommentIf you travel down the roads of Oregon and wonder what life might have been like 100 years ago, try this title about an outsider who arrives in a small town to start a new life, and finds all of her preconceived notions challenged.
It is really one of the weird book. I have to give up because it makes no sense. There is no story line that makes interesting to read the book
I really enjoyed this book. It is a bit slow-moving as other commenters have said. But I loved the descriptive writing which gives you a strong sense of the Oregon frontier circa 1900, and the vibrant, compelling characters.
This story was rather boring. I can't recommend it, because of sexual content and a little coarse language.
Half-baked book that can't decide if it's literary fiction or Western Americana. Not recommended.
I normally enjoy westerns. I did not enjoy this book at all. It was very slow moving. I would not recommend this book.