{"product_id":"indian-country-dorothy-m-johnson-1953-first-edition-hardcover-western-stories","title":"Indian Country Dorothy M Johnson 1953 First Edition Hardcover Western Stories","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Dorothy M. Johnson\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jack Schaefer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ballantine Books, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1953\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First edition, hardcover issue\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with original $2.00 dust jacket, protected in Brodart\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 197\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDorothy M. Johnson’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together eleven Western stories, including “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” and “A Man Called Horse,” both later adapted into major motion pictures. These stories place the book at an important intersection of Western literature and film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohnson examines courage, captivity, loyalty, and survival through characters whose choices complicate familiar frontier legends. In “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” the reputation of a celebrated public figure rests on a concealed truth. “A Man Called Horse” follows a captive whose survival requires him to understand an unfamiliar society and his place within it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Montana writer, Johnson became one of the notable women working in Western fiction. This collection includes a foreword by Jack Schaefer, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Ballantine’s original 1953 hardcover issue. The jacket flap explicitly identifies it as an original publication, issued simultaneously with a paperback edition. It retains the distinctive yellow jacket with feather and tipi artwork.\u003c\/span\u003eNear Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, with a small chip at the head of the spine. Jacket protected in Brodart.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67597381763252,"sku":"219-5","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/indiancfountry.jpg?v=1792520132","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/indian-country-dorothy-m-johnson-1953-first-edition-hardcover-western-stories","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}