Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Set in Nevada in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a gripping story about the perils of lynch law and the fragility of civilized norms in the West. Outraged by reports of the murder of a rancher and the theft of cattle, a posse of vigilantes sets out to find the culprits but instead targets three strangers who are innocent of the crime. Walter Van Tilburg Clark's novel, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for 1940, offers a powerful exploration of group...

Set in 1885 in Nevada. When a popular rancher is murdered and the mayor of his town forms a posse, two travellers join in and are swept up in their mission to seek vengeance, even upon those innocent of any wrongdoing.