The Lords of the Valley: Including the complete text of 'Our Unsheltered Lives'

Description: The Lords of the Valley by LaVerne Hanners, Ed Lord, C. Kelly Collins Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This work describes life in and around a remote ranching community on the Oklahoma/New Mexico border from the 1890s to the 1930s. LaVerne Hanners commentary is woven through the unaltered text of Ed Lords "Our Sheltered Lives", an account of his life as a cowpuncher, freighter and storekeeper. Publisher Description The Lords of the Valley is the intertwining of two voices, one male and one female, to tell the story of life in and around a tiny, remote ranching community on the Oklahoma/New Mexico border from the 1890s through the 1930s. La Verne Hannerss gentle, helpful commentary is woven through the unaltered text of Ed Lords ""Out Sheltered Lives,"" a curt, no-nonsense account of his life as a cowpuncher, freighter, and storekeeper in Kenton, Oklahoma. Hanners also was a longtime resident of Kenton.Lord and hanners both describe a way of life that demanded toughness-stoicism, commitment, and humor when possible-but their recollections make an interesting counterpoint. Following the branding and castration of a thousand young bulls, Lord insists that the entire town came with buckets to carry the testicles home-""They were really meat hungry."" Hanners insists, however, that cooking and eating mountain oysters was ""strickly a masculine endeavor,"" pursued by the men after the women had vacated the kitchen. When Lord matter-of-factly describes being left alone at a young age to trail cattle in Indian Territory, Hanners observes that ""sixteen seems pitifully young to be so far away from home, broke and hungry,"" while agreeing that necessity often required such things. When Lord says there were saloons because the men ""had to have a place to drink and fight in,"" Hanners remembers the many saloons that mysteriously burned to the ground. And when Lord flatly says, ""Our first baby was killed. I will tell about it now,"" Hanners thinks of a number of other children buried in the Kenton cemetery.Over Kenton looms the colossal Black Mesa. Hanners describes it vividly, yet Lord writes his entire book without mentioning, let alone describing it. Nevertheless, we learn a great deal from him, and his feelings surface, especially when he affectionately mentions his wife, Zadia.Both Lord and Hanners survive not only Kenton, but modern life. In a postscript written in 1964, Lord, who has retired with Zadia to Leisure World in California, grumbles that he has to stop writing and go wash off the patio. In 1994 Hanners, having lived away from Kenton since early adulthood, returns there to live and write.Forty-nine photographs and five maps accompany the text. Author Biography LaVerne Hanners was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Arkansas. She is the author (with Ed Lord) of The Lords of the Valley: Including the Complete Text of ?Our Unsheltered Lives, ? also published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Details ISBN 0806128046 ISBN-13 9780806128047 Title The Lords of the Valley Author LaVerne Hanners, Ed Lord, C. Kelly Collins Format Hardcover Year 1996 Pages 196 Publisher University of Oklahoma Press GE_Item_ID:18336359; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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