Fair Land, Fair Land
Fair Land, Fair Land by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. is a significant addition to the western epic genre, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on August 21, 1995. This edition spans 272 pages and continues the narrative established in Guthrie’s earlier works, The Big Sky and The Way West. The story revisits Dick Summers, who, now a seasoned conservationist, seeks both retribution from his past companion Boone Caudill and a renewed bond with the independent Teal Eye, set against the backdrop of the mid-nineteenth century.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as the impermanence of the idyllic plains and the erosion of both physical and spiritual landscapes. Fair Land, Fair Land serves as a sequel that fills a chronological gap in Guthrie’s Big Sky series, offering insights into the historical and emotional complexities of its characters. The narrative intertwines elements of romance, suspense, and the challenges of life in a changing world, making it a multifaceted read for those interested in historical fiction and western sagas.
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With his revered classics The Big Sky and The Way West, A. B. Guthrie, Jr., claimed his preeminent post as the father of the western epic. Fair Land, Fair Land, first published in 1982, marks the sequel to his two masterworks and rounds out a chronological gap, the mid-nineteenth century, in Guthrie’s Big Sky series. Reappearing here is Dick Summers, of the earlier sagas, now a wizened conservationist who seeks retribution from his former compatriot Boone Caudill and renewed companionship with the self-reliant Teal Eye. Imbued with a rich sense for the impermanence of the idyllic plains, this tour de force offers a stirring commentary on a country’s physical and spiritual erosion, as relevant today as it was a decade ago.
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