01442cam a2200229 4500 617497533 TxAuBib 20230126120000.0 220425s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022019331 9781432897833 Hardcover $25.95 1432897837 Hardcover $25.95 TxAuBib Miller, Rod, 1952-, author. Black Joe and Other Selected Stories. First Edition. Waterville, Maine : Gale, 2023. 274 pages ; 22 cm. "Within these pages will be found Western Writers of America Spur Award and Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award winning stories by writer Rod Miller. The cast of characters includes cowboys, gamblers, gunfighters, swindlers, outlaws, lawmen, pioneers, miners, mules, horses, cattle, at least one sheep, and the occasional fair maiden. There is adventure, violence, hardship, struggle, and triumph. Mystery, conflict, suspense, and humor. Selected from among stories written over two decades are Miller's first short story, "Good Horses," published in 2000, and his most recent award winner (at this writing), "Black Joe." In between are stories published in various anthologies and periodicals, along with stories appearing here for the first time"-- Provided by publisher. 20230126. Short stories.