Shane by Jack Schaefer, a classic of the Western genre, set on a Wyoming homestead in 1889, is a leisurely paced book featuring a gunfighter, running from his past, who is taken in by a family fighting for their land.Luke Fletcher is trying to intimidate the homesteaders near his ranch into leaving. Shane, both the “most dangerous” and “safest” man ever to ride into the valley, is determined not to let this happen.
This thought-provoking, character-driven novel will appeal to readers of traditional western fiction and classic novels. Read alikes include: Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry; Gun Law by Ralph W. Cotton; Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey.
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