Description: The Rummy Kid Goes Home and Other Stories of the Southwest by Ross Santee. Hastings House New York 1965, Hardcover. First edition. DJ. A collection of sixteeen short stories with illustrations by the author. Rantee wrote many stories on the people of the old west and cattle country west of the Pecos. 160 pgs with over 50 drawings by Santee. Book is good. DJ has a small edge tear. Ross Santee himself became a cowboy, working on ranches and participating in cattle roundups and drives. In 1919, he began to return periodically to the East to continue his drawing career, while still working seasonally as a cowboy. Critics have found Santee's stories and drawings to "faithfully describe the real West with candor, truth, and feeling" and to give accurate representations of the Arizona countryside and people who lived there, including cowboys and ranchers, miners, and Native Americans. He discourages readers from idealizing the wrangler's life in the story's first paragraph, stating that "there is no romance in shoeing horses and being pitched over a corral fence." He goes on to describe the drudgery of their daily routine and the lack of respect given to the wranglers, including anecdotes and illustrations of scenes. Other stories in the collection similarly relate tales of hard work and loneliness among men working with animals in the rough Arizona countryside. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 25.46 USD
Location: Tempe, Arizona
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Book Title: The Rummy Kid Goes Home Other Southwest Stories
Topic: Southwest
Format: Hardcover
Author: Ross Santee
Publication Year: 1965
Language: English
Subject: History
Special Attributes: Illustrated
