American Mythos: Why the West Still Beckons
The Cost of Vengeance: Reviewing Aaron Gwyn’s ‘The Cannibal Owl’ and Derrick G. Jeter’s ‘Blood Touching Blood’
As Bailey English descends the steps of the frontier trading post, he bumps into a man who greets him with a knife—plunging the blade deep into his belly. The assailant walks off without consequence, and the newly orphaned Levi is the only one left to bear the burden.
The boy’s aunt and uncle step in to raise him, but their home proves hostile and Levi r…
