Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Walter Van Tilburg Clark wrote The Ox-Bow Incident, a Western moral allegory about a lynching that transcends the genre. His work brought philosophical seriousness to the frontier narrative.
Works
- The Ox-Bow IncidentWestern novel about frontier justice and mob lynching
- The Track of the CatNovel of hunters tracking a mountain lion through California wilderness
- The City of Trembling LeavesNovel set in Nevada mining town during America's transformation
- The Watchful Gods and Other StoriesStory collection depicting rural life and spiritual struggles