Cowboy rides his big horse; Dusty; back to Atascosa after finding the answers he was seeking on that long journey. To reach the home place; he must first make amends to the one man he wronged years earlier. They meet by accident in an unexpected small town. What transpires there changes Cowboys life for ever.In a poignant reunion; Cowboy keeps his promise to the young girl he met on the way up the trail. Her gratitude at this small gesture cements their avuncular relationship; and leaves Cowboy with a lightened heart. Her new husband offers Cowboy the first meaningful work hes had in more than a year. But Cowboy knows that reaching home must take precedent.And where would Cowboy be if he did not help someone out on the trail? A pair of newcomers from the city are about to starve to death on an inherited homestead. In return for a barn to sleep in; Cowboy shows them what they need to make it through the winter; This bounty is contrast to the unexpected gift Cowboy received but did not discover until he was down the trail weeks later.This book is the third in the trilogy called DUSTY AND THE COWBOY.
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Review
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Narrow-focused study of the films of SabuBy krebsmanThe story of Sabu is a fascinating one. The charming 12-year-old Indian boy. son of an elephant driver. is ldquo;discoveredrdquo; by famed documentarian Robert Flaherty (NANOOK OF THE NORTH) to star in the movie ELEPHANT BOY. which became a huge hit of 1937. Then it was off first to London where he was signed over to film mogul Alexander Korda (producer and co-director of ELEPHANT BOY). who stared him in a series of hit films emphasizing his impish personality. his precocious athleticism. and his radiant smile. These films. especially the classics. THE THIEF OF BAGDAD and THE JUNGLE BOOK. were huge hits the world over (and are still beloved today). Then it was on to Hollywood where he enjoyed continued success as a teenager in a series of color spectacles for Universal Studios co-starring with Maria Montez and John Hall. (Williams intimates that Sabursquo;s rise is related to the parallel rise of Technicolor. which emphasized his ldquo;other-ness.rdquo;) By his late 20s he was a has-been. appearing in schlocky. slapped-together films and desperately exploiting the audiencersquo;s memory of his younger image by means of the theatre and even an ice show. He died an untimely death at age 39 of a heart attack. Those are the outlines of Sabursquo;s professional life. which is what this book focuses on. Michael Lawrence confines his treatment of Sabursquo;s personal life to the basic facts of his marriage. the birth of his two children. and his involvement in a tabloid scandal when he was sued for paternity by a British dancer. He emphasizes Sabursquo;s love of sports. especially ice-skating (and his unfulfilled desire to star in a film opposite Sonja Henie). But there is virtually nothing about what Sabu thought and read and believed in. He wanted to make sure that people knew that he was NOT a Hindu. but a Muslim. However. we do not learn how devout a Muslim he was (one suspects ldquo;not veryrdquo;) or to which sect he belonged.Lawrence analyzes the films of Sabu through his very personal sensibility and has some insightful comments about what exactly makes a performer a ldquo;star.rdquo; His film analyses are interesting. albeit very ldquo;specialized.rdquo; He analyses Sabursquo;s movies as Colonialist propaganda and also as homosexual sex fantasies. (In both cases. I would say that if such characterizations were indeed true. they are unintentional.)I feel that there is a great story here that has not been told. What happens emotionally to a child who is taken out of one culture and thrust into another that is drastically different? But that does not seem to interest Lawrence. What hersquo;s interested in are the films and their place in modern popular culture. I did find this book interesting and thought-provoking. but it left me unsatisfied. However. within its own narrow focus. Irsquo;d rate it at four stars.
