SHADOW OF EAGLES

by Jane Barry ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 16, 1964

Very few authors, especially female, have been able to write of Texas heat, sweat and pounding leather like Miss Barry, and in the novel of the late nineteenth century southwest, the lady's spread of talents still looks mighty prosperous. Many extraordinary men and women cast their shadows on the life of Ben Richards, manager of the Tres Reyes spread; his boss Ramon Dominguez, a gentle, shrewd, half-Mexican respected in a now gringo land; his knowing, crippled wife, Alicia; his quiet daughter Cayetana, passive in a lost love, but free in spirit; Tiburcio Uremay, devoted self-appointed guardian of the family and its sorrows; young Frankie McLean, testing his youth in conflict with Ben; Avis; not ready for Ben's Love; the Ranger Bonaventure, searching out a dying man who sought to destroy Ben's friendship with Ramon as a tool for blackmail. Also touching all lives is the killer steer Rojo, whose will to be free reflects Ben's own conflicts, and the steer thunders in the lead of the herd as Ben manages the long and risky drive from Texas to Montana, a drive which culminates in Ben's decision to return to his own -- Tres Reyes and Cayetana, who also suffered the loss of a love. Although the characters are a bit overblown in righteousness, the pace is lively, and the drive to Montana is a spellbinder. Nobility on the prod for the action-lover.

Pub Date: Oct. 16, 1964

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1964

Categories: FICTION