The man who shot Liberty Valance / / Jethro Compton ; based on the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910511612203321
• Autore: Compton Jethro
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Oberon Books, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-78319-647-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.10978
• Soggetti: Outlaws - West (U.S.); Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.); Revenge; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Park Threatre; Characters; Contents; Prologue - The Funeral of Bert Barricune - 1910; Scene One - Ransome Foster Arrives in Twotrees - 1890; Scene Two - The First School West of Barrel Canyon; Scene Three - Hallie and Foster Ride to Longacre; Act One; Scene One - The Reverend is Dead - 1890; Scene Two - 'A Necessary End'; Scene Three - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Epilogue - Blossoms of the Prickly Pear. 1910.; Act Two
• Sommario/riassunto: Journey into the Wild West, 1890, in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. A tale of love, hope and revenge set against the vicious backdrop of a lawless society. When a young scholar from New York City travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He mus