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he way the THE CATTLE TOWNS. By Rob ert R. Dykstra. Illustrated. Knopf. 386 pp. $7.95. By Don Russell “A welcome addition to historical fiction....a well- written novel that brings HORIZON CARAVEL BOOKS by The Editors of Horizon Magazine RUSSIA IN REVOLUTION | S Author: E. M. Hatupay. Consultant: Cyrm E. Back. N “Clearly outlines the root causes of discontent in Russia a from early in the loth century to the Grst revolution of Bolshevik Revolution are accurately explained... . High- lighting the book are many contemporary photographs, car- | toons, and prints of the revolutionary leaders and activities which together with the excellent text will help provide the a necessary understanding of these developments.” ~ = } — (starred) Library Journal —__ | Nv. The complex causes and events leading up to the TRH PA ratte ery Anyone who turns on a tele- vision set more than occasion- ally is familiar with the Kansas cow towns of the great gun- fighters. They were the setting for thousands of Western dime novels and movies, long before they fell into the untender hands of the Tv quickie dramatists. While we readily recognize most of this as fiction, we continue to regard these towns, or some of them, as existing in a never- never land that embodies the frontier tradition, Now, in this important book, one that may well set off a pood deal of rethinking by writers on the West, Professor Dykstra has put the towns of Abilene, Flls- worth, Wichita, Dodge City and Caldwell under the microscope. He has run them through a com- puter and analyzed the chemis- try of their politics, And they emerge from this process no more romantic historically than Lima, Ohie. . That there was some vialence in these cattle towns cannot be -denied, and serious historians have generally assumed’ that these communities deserved their reputations. Professor Dykstra’s computer, however, comes up with this startling stalement: “The average num- Yr. ry _. 54 se ambos \/ West was ‘ Sena dehdeerrece . “ . ro . q i) : ey: 4 1 ar ens . 1, way history alive.”* MY LORD BROTHER Iinwnw/” | A THE LION HEART A NOVEL BY MOLLY COSTAIN HAYCRAFT The twelfth-century Kings’ Cra-.- sade is the background for this novel about Joan, daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and favorite sister of Richard Coeur de Lion. This fascinating story tells of Joan’s adventures and misadven- tures during the Crusade, ending with her journey across Europe with Raimond, the man she_ loves, in search of the kidnapped Richard, By the author of THE LADY ROYAL and THE RELUCTANT QUEEN $5.95 at your bookstore *Library Journal