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Posted inLiterature

Western Lit: ‘The High Divide’ Tells the Story of a Broken but Loving Family in the Late 19th-Century West

As The High Divide opens in 1886, Gretta Pope’s husband, Ulysses, a U.S. Army veteran, has been missing for six weeks. She’s left with two sons to raise, past-due rent, and no idea about where he might have gone—or when he’ll be back. An odious landlord begins to circle Gretta, demanding payment in more than […]

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