The subtitle of this volume pretty much tells the tale
of what is between the covers:
“A preeminent book collector and historian presents
bibliographic profiles of published Western Americana.”
Author Jeff C. Dykes penned this useful volume of 15
essays on published facets of the real West and its fictional representation.
The high spots for this reader were the essays “My Ten Outstanding Books on the West” which includes way more than
ten non-fiction picks, “High Spots of
Western Fiction: 1902-1952”, which again exceeds the ten by far with many
titles that were new to me, and a fascinating essay titled “Ranger Reading” which is a terrific
source guide to all forms of rangering, from Texas Rangers to Rogers Rangers,
to Bushrangers in Australia’s Outback.
This eclectic tome will appeal to readers who mix
their fiction evenly with non-fiction on the topic. It is written with love and
the sure hand of a well-versed authority.
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