The Big Country

By John Jakes

Book Overview

A lifelong interest in frontier America is evidenced in this collection of Western stories from the historical novelist John Jakes. The volume provides both traditional Western tales from Jakes' early... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553294857
• ISBN13: 9780553294859
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Domain
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A Bold Frontier

I haven't read this book, yet, but upon scanning, found it has most of the same stories that 'A Bold Frontier' has. It is large print, which is good.

Very Enjoyable Read

This is a collection of (mostly) new short stories by John Jakes (one story is an adaptation of the magician scene in "Heaven and Hell"). I'm not sure if the work has a socially redeeming value or not, nor do I care. Whatever it is, I enjoyed reading it. Jakes conveys the excitement and suspense of his character's situations to the reader, and leaves him wondering what will happen next. I'd look forward to reading another collection like this if it ever came out.