Download or read book The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten written by Lewis B. Patten and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patten's characters are real people whose lives are shattered by the violence of a gunshot, who suffer from the brutality of misplaced hatred, and who sometimes succeed in living off the rugged land of the West and sometimes do not. Robert E. Briney says in his introduction that Patten was a "teller of well-constructed tales, framed by a tough-minded sensibility . . . set forth in a crisp, efficient prose." This is the first collection of short stories by one of the most respected writers of Western fiction, a three-time winner of the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America.