Publication: University of New Mexico Press, 1983, Albuquerque
First edition thus. Author's second book. New introduction by the author. Afterword by Don Graham. Fine in pictorial wrappers. Follows the lives of Pete and his best friend Big Boy Matson. Set in the wild west, these two cowboys struggle with the rigors of farm life and raising cattle as well as horses in the rugged dry land of New Mexico. Cowpunchers and man punchers, they hit hard, lived raw, and rode the beautiful Hi-Lo country as best friends and comrades. Until one night, when they fell in love with the same woman ... a beautiful, irresistible, married woman." Made into an award-winning movie.
Inventory Number: 50384