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They Came to Cordura is a 1958 western novel by Glendon Swarthout set during the 1916 U.S. Punitive Expedition into Mexico led by General John J. Pershing. The story follows an Army officer tasked with nominating soldiers for the Medal of Honor after a clash with Pancho Villa's forces, exploring the...
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Respected courage-and-cowardice western with film adaptation and serious themes; reputation solid but not central to the canon.
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"Bless the Beasts and Children" is a 1970 Western novel written by Glendon Swarthout that explores themes of adolescent alienation and animal conservation. The plot centers on a group of socially ostracized boys, dubbed the "Bedwetters," staying at an Arizona summer camp. The youths rally together t...
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