"Heart of the West" is a collection of 5 short stories highlighting the complicated relationship between men and women, law and order, honor and obligation. These compelling tales are filled with memorable characters and fascinating conflicts.
William Sydney Porter known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. "Heart of the West" is a collection of humorous and sentimental stories of sheepherders, cowpunchers, trail cooks, prospectors, outlaws, and Texas Rangers offer the modern reader a window into the often mythologized American West. Perhaps reflecting O. Henry's own experience as a young man in the middle of nowhere, where women were few and far between, many of the stories are comic tales of romantic rivalry.
In hard times, the viewer, the reader, the creator needs a theme to counteract the cultivated rapture of suffering. The book contains several short stories by the American writer O. Henry, based on his memories of his cowboy youth on a Texas ranch. Behind the pleasant and cheerful adventures in the Wild West lie reflections on things that are eternally relevant to human society.
