Yeah, I read Valdez. I bracket it with Touch
What is this bracket and how does it relate to the Messier in question
We have avoided discussing the importance of Valdez here
I think few really see it as the complete work of art it is.
In my first read through I thought Valdez a forerunner of Majestyk
Now I see clearly the relation as Majestyk a descendant of Valdez and Kirby Fry
The Lanoria was deposited on a surface of older sediments that sloped to the north. Facies and sequences show that the Lanoria filled this basin to the north and established a relatively flat shelf. The exposures do not allow an inference as to whether tectonic forcing created the pattern of sequences, however, the evidence is strong for tectonic influence on deposition and the sequence stratigraphy. The tidal influence suggests a restricted embayment setting for the Lanoria. We therefore infer an aulacogen as the tectonic setting. Additionally, the Lanoria outcrop forms part of a band of similar Mesoproterozoic siliciclastic outcrops that extend from westernmost Texas to northern Arizona.(SEELEY, John M., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso)
Bob Valdez is trying to get by in the world doing his job,
being a good person,
having to confront an uncaring power on his own,
by himself, the underdog.
Simply written moving story of the heart of people involved in forces larger than themselves,
holding on to who they are and what they believe in.
Again the focus is on the skills of living in a hard land amongst cruel folk.
Here our hero is pitted against ruthless cattle baron, Frank Tanner,
whose thoughtless pursuits are costly to the innocent and guilty,
a force of nature it seems to his victims,
Roberto finds his own true self and true love
as he stands against Tanner in a final showdown
that bears the unique mark of a youthful Elmore Leonard.
Love interest is Erin Gay another troubled women,
fresh from killing her drunken abusive husband
now trapped in an inequitable relationship with the baron Tanner.
An R.L.Davis appears as the nasty spineless self involved henchman,
an interesting device in the balance of power and judgment
the usual cast of Beaudry and DeSpain play their roles as dignified towns folk.
The Horse breaker Diego (Dig) Luz reappears as well,
this time as a settled family man who aids our hero at every turn,
enough similarities to relate to the earlier Phil Sundeen foreman of Law at Randado 1954.
This is the kind of character development I have come to enjoy in Ducth’s work.
A point worth pursuing perhaps is the evolution of this story from its beginning as short stories,
from 1954 The Hanging of Bobby Valdez (Saint with a Six Gun) and
1961 Only Good Ones (Western Roundup, WWA, Macmillan)
to the novel 1970
then the movie treatment with Burt Lancaster.1971
Could Russell Crowe play Roberto Eladio Valdez?
Lochiel’s post office was established August 23, 1880 and was discontinued September 30, 1911 sequentially under three names Luttrell, owner of a smelter, La Noria, and then Lochiel, named for the hometown of the ranchers from Scotland. There were two smelters, three saloons, a butcher, bakery, livery stables, five stores, a boardinghouse, and Pancho Villa. Yes, this was a favorite place for Pancho to rustle cattle into Mexico. Lochiel is also the spot where the first European went west of the Rockies, Fray Marcos de Niza on April 12, 1539. - GT Arizona Ghost Towns
The Catholic symbology at play in Law and Valdez is striking and the conversations with St.Fransis’ orbs out of this world
ST262 - San Rafael State Park and More
We will visit the mining camps of Duquesne and Washington Camp, then on to Lochiel, originally called “La Noria” or “water wheel” - the Arizona/Mexican border crossing that was closed in 1978. On the way we will stop at the monument to Fray Marcos de Niza, who entered Arizona in 1540. Then, we’ll visit San Rafael State Park and tour the ranch where Oklahoma was filmed. Warning, this tour has many miles of Arizona back road driving. If you have an aversion to riding on back roads, this tour is not for you - but if you like history and you enjoy beautiful countryside, join us!
Dick Paige, experienced leader (Pima Community College"s Arizona Tours)
Explain bracket please.