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Gunsights is a Western novel by American writer Elmore Leonard, published in 1979. Set in the American Southwest, it presents a conflict between a frontier scout and a former friend associated with a corrupt mining company, combining Leonard's interest in violence, shifting loyalties, and the pressures created by economic power in a frontier setting.
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Who wrote the Western novel Gunsights?
Gunsights was written by American novelist Elmore Leonard. It was published in 1979 during Leonard's early and highly regarded Western period.
Where is Gunsights set?
The novel is set in the American Southwest. Its setting supports a conflict involving frontier violence, mining interests, and shifting loyalties.
What conflict drives the plot of Gunsights?
The story centers on a frontier scout facing a former friend connected to a corrupt mining company. Their personal history gives the business conflict a strong element of betrayal and revenge.
What kind of Western is Gunsights?
It is a character-driven Western that combines gun violence with questions of loyalty, corruption, and changing power in the frontier West. Those themes reflect Elmore Leonard's interest in morally uncertain characters.
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