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The Proud Sheriff
Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, Proud Sheriff, The
- GenresWesterns
182 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1935
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January 8, 2025
A tale tale from the old West, colorful in language and characters
May 29, 2020
This Western-meets who-dun-it is spun with Rhodes’ wry wit; interspersed with literary allusions and pioneer wisdom and offers a convincing sales pitch for time travel back to a time when men had grit and kindness in equal supply.
The writer’s intimate knowledge of Sierra County, New Mexico, and his unparalleled talent for painting it in words, transports readers of the Proud Sheriff through canyons, hills and mountains unlike any other Western fiction can. The character development is equal to the works of Dickens.
While we tend to think of the early Twentieth Century with images of skyscrapers, wing tip shoes, fast cars and faster progress, Rhodes’ tightly-written story of valor offers us a glimpse into an untouched age where the inconveniences of democracy were in short supply, and where the dictates of conscience prevailed for the greater good.
The writer’s intimate knowledge of Sierra County, New Mexico, and his unparalleled talent for painting it in words, transports readers of the Proud Sheriff through canyons, hills and mountains unlike any other Western fiction can. The character development is equal to the works of Dickens.
While we tend to think of the early Twentieth Century with images of skyscrapers, wing tip shoes, fast cars and faster progress, Rhodes’ tightly-written story of valor offers us a glimpse into an untouched age where the inconveniences of democracy were in short supply, and where the dictates of conscience prevailed for the greater good.
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