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Book Review: REBEL: The Last American Novel

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Rebel: The Last American Novel; by T.L. Davis; 12 Round Publishing, Montrose, Colo., 275 pages, trade paperback. Life never affords enough comfort or security to youth that they can pass through their nonage without some acquaintance with the sterner side of human existence. For some, that acquaintance can come even in the tenderest of years. But for anyone, even the sheltered and mostly grown, life shows its rougher edges soon enough. And so by our teens we are all awakened to the insensitivities that life can visit upon us. How we respond to that awakening defines our character. “You’re a

With Sam Elliott shortly after the Western Heritage Awards, when American Cowboy won its Wrangler.

With bestselling Western novelist Elmer Kelton in his home in San Angelo, Texas, in 2008.

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