El paso : a novel
Groom, Winston, 1944-2017
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Long fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early 20th century, Winston Groom brings to life this period of history is a saga of heroism, injustice, and love. 'El Paso' pits the legendary outlaw and revolutionary Pancho Villa, against a thrill-seeking railway tycoon known as the Colonel whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihauhua. When Villa kidnaps the Colonel's grandchildren in the midst of a cattle drive and absconds into the Sierra Madre, the patriarch and his adopted son head to El Paso, looking for a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt the Generallissimo down.
Main title:
El paso : a novel / Winston Groom.
Author:
Groom, Winston, 1944-, author
Imprint:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017.
Collation:
480 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781631493409 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1868185
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchley Library | Adult fiction | Western | Available |