In a play that is realistic, sometimes humorous, and always profoundly 
moving, Larry L. King deals with the problems of aging and our 
mistaken stereotypes and impersonal treatment of the elderly. Cowboy 
Bennett, long a resident of the Golden Shadows Senior Citizens 
Home, is a man with not only memories of the past but also dreams of 
the future for himself and his companions—especially the charming 
widow, Flora Harper. At the play's end, you'll want to stand and yell, 
"Ya! Ya!" with Cowboy.

    The Golden Shadows Old West Museum is based on Michael 
Blackman's short story, which was named the Best Short Fiction of 
1973 by the Texas Institute of Letters. The text of the short story is 
included in this edition.

    Cover drawing by Pat Oliphant.   

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Best known as coauthor of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 
LARRY L. KING as both essayist and playwright consistently 
demonstrates an uncanny ability to use Texas settings and characters 
successfully to explore universal themes. Author of five plays, one 
novel, and eleven nonfiction books (including Warning: Writer at Work 
and Larry L. King: A Writer's Life in Letters, Or, Reflections in a 
Bloodshot Eye, both from TCU Press), King has won numerous awards 
for his writing, held a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, and has taught at 
the university level.


Number Twenty: The Texas Tradition Series