American West: Twenty New Stories from the Western Writers of America

Once there was a world where the heroes were defined by their white clothing and the bad guys always wore black. The town sheriff always gunned down the wild gunslinger while the lady in distress cowered. The Indian was to be feared not understood and the white man always saved the day. This was the traditional Western.. But times change as did the Western. The evolving Western is told from the point of view of blacks Native Americans Hispanics Asians Jews Gentiles Mormons Catholics women and men. It is about America; it is about life. Whether a storys central element is a hangman or a midwife a piano or a cowboy who hates tomatoes you may be certain of one thing if the tale reflects an expanding continent it reflects the American West.