Library of America presents a definitive collection of classic Westerns by
America's master modern crime writer One of the great storytellers of our time,
Elmore Leonard perfected his craft writing Westerns, a genre he loved. These
tales--some adapted into such outstanding films as Hombre, Valdez Is Coming, and
3:10 to Yuma--are unexcelled for their wiry tautness, sharp characterizations,
and jolts of unexpected humor. For sheer stripped-down narrative tension Leonard
never did anything better, and the fresh twists he finds in resolving the
genre's classic confrontations reveal a master at work. Whether describing a
Civil War veteran coming back to find his homestead stolen (Last Stand at