description Sam Chance Overview
Sam Chance is a Western novel by American writer Benjamin Capps, published in 1965. The book follows its title character, a Texas cattleman, across several decades in which open-range ranching gives way to fencing, land enclosure, and broader changes in frontier life. It is for readers interested in historical Western fiction centered on ranching, regional identity, and a protagonist shaped by social and economic change.
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Who is the main character in Sam Chance?
Sam Chance follows its title character, a Texas cattleman. His life stretches across several decades as ranching and frontier society change around him.
When was Benjamin Capps's Sam Chance published?
Sam Chance was published in 1965. It is a Western about long-term social and economic change rather than one short gunfight or pursuit.
What historical change shapes Sam Chance?
The novel follows the shift from open-range ranching to fencing and land enclosure. Those changes affect how Sam Chance works, owns land, and understands frontier life.
Is Sam Chance only an action Western?
No. It includes the pressures of ranching and frontier conflict, but its larger subject is the passage of decades and the transformation of the Texas cattle country.
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