The Wonderful Country

Bush, who used Lea’s sunrise side of the mountain image in his acceptance speech at the 2000 Republican National Convention. At the end of his life, he became friends with soon-to-be President George W. . About the Author Tom Lea’s other books include both fiction (The Wonderful Country, The Primal Yoke, and The Hands of Cantú) and nonfiction (The King Ranch, A Picture Gallery, and In the Crucible of the Sun). He also served as a correspondent for Life magazine in the South Pacific during World War II

"A great book recovered" according to John R. Schill. There was a book sellers market in El Paso two years ago. I saw an old copy of one of my favorite novels, in my mind the first really adult western. When I saw the opportunity to get a copy through Amazon I was elated. The Wonderful Country is a great addition to my collection. The movie was fantastic, with . Michael David Turner said It is still The Wonderful Country. When I ran across this book and read it, I couldn't believe they'd never made a movie out of it. Well, guess what! They did, and Robert Mitchum starred in it. Maybe not the best choice but not bad. If you can find that movie I recommend it too cuz it does a good job following the book (for the most part) whi. Good Just a good 'ol cowboy book from the 50's. Although it's pretty predictable, I love this kind of book when I want to read to relax and just have a story.

When Brady/Bredi returns to Mexico, the Castros distrust him as an American. Fourteen years earlier—shortly after the end of the Civil War—when he was the boy Martin Brady, he killed the man who murdered his father and fled to Mexico where he became Martín Bredi.Back in Texas Brady breaks a leg; then he falls in love with a married woman while recuperating; and, finally, to right another wrong, he kills a man. He becomes a man without a country.The Wonderful Country clearly depicts life along the Texas-Mexico border of a century-and-a-half ago, when Texas and Mexico were being settled and tamed.. Bredi carries a gun for the Chihuahuan warlord Cipriano Castro and is on Castro’s business in Texas. Originally published in 1952, Tom Lea’s The Wonderful Country opens as mejicano pistolero Martín Bredi is returning to El Puerto (El Paso) after a fourteen-year absence

He also served as a correspondent for Life magazine in the South Pacific during World War II. At the end of his life, he became friends with soon-to-be President George W. Tom Lea’s other books include both fiction (The Wonderful Country, The Primal Yoke, and The Hands of Cantú) and nonfiction (The King Ranch, A Picture Gallery, and In the Crucible of the Sun). Bush, who used Lea’s sunrise side of the mountain image in his accept