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Heart of the West / O. Henry ; introduction by James Hynes.

Summary:

Heart of the West's humorous and sentimental stories of sheepherders, cowpunchers, trail cooks, prospectors, outlaws, and Texas Rangers offer the modern reader a window into the often mythologized American West. Perhaps reflecting on his own experience as a young man on this vast frontier, where women were few and far between, many of O. Henry's stories are comic tales of romantic rivalry, usually featuring two bluff and feckless young men in competition for the attention of the same rather remote and demanding young woman. Among the short stories included here are "The Handbook of Hymen," "Cupid a la Carte," "The Pimienta Pancakes," and "The Caballero's Way.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781435110663
  • ISBN: 1435110668
  • Physical Description: xiii, 210 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Barnes & Noble, ©2009.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Heart and crosses -- Ranson of Mack -- Telemachus, friend -- Handbook of Hymen -- Pimienta pancakes -- Seats of the haughty -- Hygeia at the Solito -- Afternoon miracle -- Higher abdication -- Cupid á la carte -- Caballero's way -- Sphinx apple -- Missing chord -- Call load -- Princess and the puma -- Indian summer of Dry Valley Johnson -- Christmas by injunction -- Chaparral prince -- Reformation of Callipe.
Subject: Sheepherders
Cowpunchers
Trail cooks
Prospectors
Outlaws
Texas Rangers
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Texas > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Western fiction.
Short stories.

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1001 . ‡aHenry, O., ‡d1862-1910. ; ‡eauthor
24510. ‡aHeart of the West / ‡cO. Henry ; introduction by James Hynes.
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300 . ‡axiii, 210 pages ; ‡c21 cm.
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50500. ‡tHeart and crosses -- ‡tRanson of Mack -- ‡tTelemachus, friend -- ‡tHandbook of Hymen -- ‡tPimienta pancakes -- ‡tSeats of the haughty -- ‡tHygeia at the Solito -- ‡tAfternoon miracle -- ‡tHigher abdication -- ‡tCupid á la carte -- ‡tCaballero's way -- ‡tSphinx apple -- ‡tMissing chord -- ‡tCall load -- ‡tPrincess and the puma -- ‡tIndian summer of Dry Valley Johnson -- ‡tChristmas by injunction -- ‡tChaparral prince -- ‡tReformation of Callipe.
520 . ‡aHeart of the West's humorous and sentimental stories of sheepherders, cowpunchers, trail cooks, prospectors, outlaws, and Texas Rangers offer the modern reader a window into the often mythologized American West. Perhaps reflecting on his own experience as a young man on this vast frontier, where women were few and far between, many of O. Henry's stories are comic tales of romantic rivalry, usually featuring two bluff and feckless young men in competition for the attention of the same rather remote and demanding young woman. Among the short stories included here are "The Handbook of Hymen," "Cupid a la Carte," "The Pimienta Pancakes," and "The Caballero's Way.
650 0. ‡aSheepherders
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651 0. ‡aWest (U.S.) ‡xSocial life and customs ‡y19th century ‡vFiction.
651 0. ‡aTexas ‡xSocial life and customs ‡y19th century ‡vFiction.
655 7. ‡aWestern fiction. ‡2lcgft
655 7. ‡aShort stories. ‡2lcgft
901 . ‡a146216 ‡bUnknown ‡c146216 ‡tbiblio

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