McNichols, Charles Longstreth

Crazy Weather [Southwest Native American Novel]

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1944. Book Club Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

A clean 1944 Book Club edition of Charles L. McNichols’ mid-century Southwestern juvenile novel, portraying a young boy’s encounters with Indigenous and Anglo communities. An adventure-driven coming-of-age story set against desert landscapes, with Book Club notes laid in and a well-preserved dust jacket.

Bindings tight and square; text clean with light, even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Previous owner’s name and date on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket intact with light rubbing along the extremities; Book Club Notes laid in.

Originally written for juvenile readers, Crazy Weather presents a fictionalized portrayal of Native American life in the American Southwest through the eyes of a young protagonist navigating between Indigenous and Anglo communities. The novel blends adventure, cross-cultural encounters, and coming-of-age themes, reflecting the landscape and storytelling modes of mid-20th-century Southwestern fiction.

Iconography Note: Contains cultural depictions typical of mid-century juvenile fiction. Presented as a historical artifact of its time and valued for its documentary insight, not as an endorsement of outdated representations.

Subjects: Southwest Fiction; Native American Themes; Juvenile Literature; Cultural Encounter; Coming-of-Age Stories; Mid-Century American Novels.

Item #17694

Price: $24.00