Since the above post, I read The Daybreakers for the umpteenth time, and found it to be better than the last time I read it. I reread Showdown at Yellow Butte, a better story this time around as well. I also read Where the Long Grass Blows.

Today, I took an hour or so and read High Lonesome, another in the category of Callaghen, that I read as a young man and gave short shrift. Another desert tale, it reads more like a screenplay for a 50s/60s Western Theatre tv show like Death Valley Days. It is more action oriented, with less introspection by the main characters, and less of the LL philosophy than usually is found.
It's one of the few LL stories featuring an outlaw as the main character.
Still enjoyable and worth the time. The action all takes place within 3 to 4 days, which is why it felt more like a screenplay.




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