The Big Read 2014: True Grit by Charles Portis

Fishtrap celebrates The Big Read with seven (7) weeks of events surrounding the classic Western novel, True Grit. Pick up a copy of the book and join in.

From the moment it was published, Charles Portis’s True Grit earned acclaim from critics as a classic Western tale. In the decades since, readers of all ages have fallen in love with the indelible voice of Mattie Ross, as she recounts her youthful quest to avenge the murder of her father with the aid of a down-at-heels federal marshal named Rooster Cogburn. Readers will discover the rich humor, inventive prose, and compelling characters that have made the book a masterpiece of American storytelling.  Today, Paul VanDevelder: Portrayal of Indians in True Grit and Western Literature.