This is Doctorow's first novel published in 1960. It is a western and it is brutal. But it is a lot more than a western so don't be put off, the old west is just the setting, the story could be set anywhere, anytime that humans are around.
It is a story of cowardice and greed in a small town in the middle of no where.
If you like happy endings give this a miss but its is great writing and even though you know it is all going to end in tears it is well worth the effort.
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