The Ox-Bow Incident

Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West. First published in 1940, it focuses on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. The result is an emotionally powerful, vivid, and unforgettable re-creation of the Western novel, which Clark transmuted into a universal story about good and evil, individual and community, justice and human nature. As Wallace Stegner writes, Clark's] theme was civilization, and he recorded, indelibly, its first steps in a new country.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 03/13/2001
ISBN: 9780375757020
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2001 pg. 625

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 542 / Ox-Bow Incident
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12