num_pages: 149
description: Published in 1936, this novel presents in epic scope the conflicts in the settling of the American Southwest. Set in New Mexico in the late 19th century, The Sea of Grass concerns the often violent clashes between the pioneering ranchers, whose cattle range freely through the vast sea of grass, and the farmers, or "nesters," who build fences and turn the sod. Against this background is set the triangle of rancher Colonel Jim Brewton, his unstable Eastern wife Lutie, and the ambitious Brice Chamberlain. Richter casts the story in Homeric terms, with the children caught up in the conflicts of their parents.
language: English
title: The Sea Of Grass
titlecomplete: The Sea Of Grass
genres: Classics, Historical, Fiction, Novels, Westerns, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, American, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 556
places: New Mexico
awards: awardedAt: -1041350400000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Ohio University Press