The Ox-Bow Incident

Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West. First published in 1940, it focuses on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. The result is an emotionally powerful, vivid, and unforgettable re-creation of the Western novel, which Clark transmuted into a universal story about good and evil, individual and community, justice and human nature. As Wallace Stegner writes, Clark's] theme was civilization, and he recorded, indelibly, its first steps in a new country.

Author: Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780375757020

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 542 / Ox-Bow Incident


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2001 pg. 625

About the Author
Wallace Stegner's many books include Crossing to Safety, Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Angle of Repose.