The story of an American cowboy doing his job in Mexico.
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By Jess Davis
Format:Hardcover
Great story here! Brown's characters are great and very real. When he introduces a new one, I can picture the guy--he's this friend of my Dad's, or some guy I went to high school with, or some old cowboy I see every time I got to the sale barn or the feed store. The main character is great--he's not hero material, he's not perfect, but he knows cattle, and he knows how to work, and he's a master of pushing on relentlessly even when everything goes wrong.
The plot is great--sort of like the main character--it just pushes on, never building to any huge confict or climax, just goes right along telling the story. The story is set down on the border in the 1960s. There are no semi-trucks, no 4-wheelers; cattle are still worked from horseback and loaded into straight trucks. The feel of that era, the feel of the region, and the feel of the cattle business are perfect.
No mere novelist, no matter how accomplished, could have ever written this book. Only a cattleman could.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book should be mandatory reading for everyone living on the southwest border! Arizonan Jim Kane ventures into Mexico to capitalize on what he knows and does best, buying and selling cattle. His adventures will make you at once laugh, then cry. Kane's cattle deals throughout northern Mexico, which always appear so simple and promising, are complicated by the shadowy complexity of Mexican commerce. Every man of power in every town, large or small, has an angle to ensure his palm is greased to allow the passage of cattle. Kane fights to overcome stifling odds and Mexican greed. Author J.P.S. Brown masterfully illustrates the Mexican enigma; just when you believe no goodness exists south of the border, Brown introduces you to the warmth that is purely Mexican. Kane is possessed of the wile and guile to give him a fighting chance. A chapter entitled "The Husbandman" pays homage to the love of an old Mexican for his land and his animals. As a native Arizonan, a descendent of southern Arizona pioneer ranchers and an avid reader, I rate J.P.S. Brown and Jim Kane a solid 5 stars!
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This story about a not-too-bright cowpoke who's left holding the feedbill for a load of horses with 'social disease' is a classic. His solution is to bust his butt and make enough money to break even, and therein lies the tale. They made a great 'unknown' movie called 'Pocket Money' based on the Novel, it starred Paul Newman and Lee Marvin and it's worth tracking down. Read the book if you can find it, or enjoy the movie, it's for sale here at Amazon.
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