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North to Yesterday
Written by Robert Flynn
Narrated by Norman Dietz
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Lampassas gave up cowpunching to be a husband and shopkeeper. But when his wife dies of influenza, the aging cowboy puts on his spurs again. With his 17-year-old son at his side, Lampassas sets off on his own cattle drive. His adventures and misadventures are the stuff classic Westerns are made of, yet the unforgettable characters and gentle wisdom set this novel far apart from the herd. North to Yesterday won the 1968 Award for Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters. Narrator Norman Dietz's performance highlights each colorful step of the longhorn trail.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The fun in Robert Flynn’s North to Yesterday, set in the 19th century after the Civil War, is not limited to the novel’s engaging narrative and inventive comedy. In telling the story of a cattle drive done under great duress, Flynn stakes out issues still prominent in America today. Economic troubles. Religiosity. Victimization. Crime and (at times comic) punishment. Feminist themes are brought out to colorful effect in the spirited character of “Covina,” a notable effort in a Western published in 1967. North to Yesterday is also an often wry yet affectionate tribute to misplaced dreams, to the sad fact that sometimes our timing cannot be more off, and to the strange way even pointless suffering or tragedy may be accompanied by rewards of a kind. One of the pleasures of reading a book set in the past is its own arcana. Some of my favorites from this one:Gouch hook—an implement used to lift hot, heavy lids off Dutch ovensSoogan—bedroll; a course blanket used by cowboys and ranchmenHigh ball—a railroad signal to proceedFrog—the crossing point of two rails, i.e. a type of railway switchPilot—synonymous with cowcatcher on a trainGoad—a spiked stick used for driving cattleChousing—cheatingDrummer—a traveling salesmanInfectious quinsy—an abscess in tissue around a tonsilRobert Flynn has his milieu dialed. I’d like to see a movie based on this book.