The Fur West

In the Fur West Chris Gashud rises from cat-raised orphan to become the leader of the first cat-herding drive in the Old West. During the early years the multitudinous cats ford the mighty Mississippi cause towns to burn and drive people insane with their loud mating. In between ambushes by Norwegian and Mexican bandits Chris falls in love with Marie survivor of the massacre of French tennis-resort builders. Ten years later a tough-and-lean herd of six-million cats takes on rat-infested San Francisco in a rousing climactic battle. This hilarious novel abounds with all the best elements the modern discerning reader expects from cat-drive yarns: fur balls sushi ear plugs catapults literary festivals tornadoes catnip withdrawal the Texas-Tea Posse and Big Foot. THE FUR WEST Reading The Fur West makes me glad that I grew up to be a cat-hating dog loving son of a gun. Paul De Lancey has taken some serious liberties with the history of The Old West and isnt that the way it should be? - Gordon Kirkland Author Syndicated Humor Columnist & Entertainer Of all the Western novels that litter the landscape only The Fur West truly evokes the majesty heartbreak and triumph associated with driving thousands of cats across the hostile landscape of the Old West. Paul De Lanceys opus is a literary and felisological triumph. - Mark A. Clements award-winning author of The Land of Nod Step aside McMurtry. Only Paul De Lancey could dream up such a hair-raising tale as The Fur West or so boldly challenge established American history. - Ken Kuhlken author of Tom Hickey mysteries. Whenever Im at a writing conference and I hear peals of late night laughter I know that Paul De Lancey is reading one of his pieces. Pauls original voice resonates with listeners and readers. Once you read him be prepared to join the mirthful chorus. - Alan Russell award-winning author of Multiple Wounds