Valley of the Eagles: Microfiction from Old New Mexico

Benjamin nodded and pushed himself away from the bar. "Elizabethtown," he repeated as he hitched up his trousers. "Now there's an idea." Forty-two micro-stories set in Old New Mexico, each less than 500 words long, and many based on actual people or events. Includes: Rattled On the Santa Fe Trail, two men dispute a rifle's origins. Trapper in Love A language barrier comes between a trapper and his woman. Edward and Augusta The future warden of New Mexico's first Territorial Prison takes a wife. Decision Point Word of the Elizabethtown gold strike reaches Denver. Thicker n' Snot Miners from around the globe adjust to the Sangre de Cristo mountain climate. The Lost Soul A young man defies his community's expectations. Darker than a Wolf's Mouth A settler fails to heed his wife's warnings.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Palo Flechado Press
Published: 09/26/2018
ISBN: 9780998349848
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.16d