Author Pens Western Saga Using His Own Family History As The Subject Matter

Stan Cosby's new novel is based on stories heard as a child

HEDLEY, Tex., June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Stan Cosby based his tragic tale of feuding cowboys in the Old West on his own ancestry.

In "High Lonesome," Cosby presents a fictional account of the true familial lore he was told as he grew up in the High Plains of Texas. After researching the events for several years, Cosby sat down to recreate the narrative of tragedy, murder and love that took place over a 40-year period, between 1870 and 1910.

"Because these events were tragic and troublesome and involve the feuding of families whose descendants still live today," said Cosby, "I have chosen to change the names of main characters, while leaving the names of minor characters alone."

The coming-of-age story centers around Crawford Cashion and his family as they try to establish a ranch in southwest Texas. This results in some deadly measures employed by a local cattle baron. "High Lonesome" also includes a timeline of major events in the story, as well as a glossary of "cowboy slang and turn-of-the-century words and phrases" used in the book for readers that may not be familiar with them.

Cosby has released three other books, previously: "The Intruders," a beautifully-illustrated family Christmas coffee-table book; "Juliana," a historical novel about a 13th century holy woman, Julian of Norwich; and "A Life's Worth," a collection of poems.

"High Lonesome"
By Stan Cosby
ISBN: 9781665573023 (softcover); 9781665573030 (hardcover); 9781665573047 (electronic)
Available at AuthorHouse, Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the author
Stan Cosby is truly a son of the "High Lonesome." Born in Canyon, Texas, raised in Amarillo, Texas, the capital of the High Plains, he is a pastor by vocation and, thus, a writer and a story-teller by calling. Sermons, poems, essays, short stories, theological treatises, family histories – he has written them all. Pastor Cosby (or Pastor Papa as his grandkids call him) lives with his wife Susan on the "Old Home Place," a Centennial Farm of his wife's family near Hedley, Texas. HIGH LONESOME is his fourth book to be published. To learn more, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/847501-high-lonesome.

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