Cast a Long Shadow

by Wayne D. Overholser

Book by Wayne D. Overholser

Genres: Fiction

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Wayne D. Overholser (born September 4, 1906 in Pomeroy, Washington; died August 27, 1996 in Boulder, Colorado) was an American Western writer.

Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. He also used the pseudonyms John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne.

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

First published in 1957, Cast A Long Shadow is a western novel set in Colorado in the late 19th century. The plot involves the familiar theme of a large corporation using legal chicanery and coercion to remove farmers and small ranchers from a valley which it wishes to acquire. The character development is unusually strong and well achieved in a genre that often does things by the numbers, but this is not surprising given the skill and experience of the author.

[Kellyt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written story of a struggle over the boundaries of a former Spanish Land Grant near the Spanish Peaks in Southeastern Colorado. The author knows the country well which adds to the quality of the writing. It is not a fast moving plot like many Westerns but it has a good feel to it.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow, i was about to give up , thinking there were no more 5 star books in my collection, this was great

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

wonderful in every way