{"product_id":"shane-paperback-1","title":"Shane - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Schaefer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Nott\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this true Western classic, Jack Schaefer tells the story of a mysterious stranger who finds himself in the Wyoming Territory, joining local homesteaders in their fight to keep their land and avoid the intimidating tactics of cattle driver Luke Fletcher. While trying to leave his gunslinging days behind him, the mysterious stranger, Shane, is tested by Fletcher and his men. In \u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e, Schaefer executes a perfect Western narrative while exploring the overarching themes of virtue, the human condition, and a man's search for self. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShane \u003c\/i\u003ewas Schaefer's first novel, originally published in three installments in the pulp magazine \u003ci\u003eArgosy \u003c\/i\u003eas \"The Rider from Nowhere,\" and remains a giant in the landscape of Western fiction. The now well-worn trope of the reluctant gunslinger saw its apotheosis in this narrative of a peace-seeking man pushed back into the fray, witnessed through the eyes of a young boy--the perfect narrator for a larger-than-life story of cowboys, land barons, ranch hands, and homesteaders that infleunced generations of filmmakers and novelists, and still rings true today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Schaefer\u003c\/b\u003e was a journalist and writer known for his authentic and memorable characters set in the American West. Schaefer received the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1975 and the Saddleman Award in 1986 from the Western Writers of America. His popular Western novels include \u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e (1949) and \u003ci\u003eMonte Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e (1963). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Nott \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Randolph Scott\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Last of the Cowboy Heroes: The Westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Budd Boetticher\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor, with Max Evans, of \u003ci\u003eGoin' Crazy with Sam Peckinpah and All Our Friends\u003c\/i\u003e (UNM Press). He has been a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eSanta Fe New Mexican\u003c\/i\u003e for the last twenty-five years.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shane\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51883849679136,"sku":"9780826358417","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ggVf2-JD1_9780826358417.webp?v=1781868398","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shane-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}