{"product_id":"wagontongue-volume-23-9780875651668","title":"Wagontongue: Volume 23","description":"As a slave, Isaac Jefford went to war and saved the life of his master, Major Lytton. As a free man, Isaac became one of the major's top cowhands, respected--but never totally accepted--by fellow cowboys: when they gathered around the fire to eat their dinner, Isaac took his food and sat on the wagontongue alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Pete Runyan, a bitter southerner, joins the crew, Isaac has to swallow his rage more than once. But then Pete and Isaac are assigned the task of getting cash--profits from the sale of the herd--safely to the Fort Worth bank before a foreclosure deadline. Time and three gunmen on their trail are against them, and their journey becomes a race to prove who is the best man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1972 by Bantam as a mass market paperback, \u003ci\u003eWagontongue\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Elmer Kelton's classic novels, exploring racial relations on the West Texas plains in the low-key, wry, and compassionate voice that characterizes Kelton's novels. The novel grew from a short story, included in this volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875651668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.06w x 0.76d","brand":"Elmer Kelton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140470931637,"sku":"9780875651668","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_21a41f7b-3c4f-42ff-9ab5-17960e004ff0.jpg?v=1695699908","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wagontongue-volume-23-9780875651668","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}