Shoot Author:George Bowering As Jesse James terrorizes the Wild West, the McLean Gang roams Victoria, Canada, striking fear in local communities. The McLean brothers, Allan, Charlie, and Archie, with sidekick Alex Hare, are "breeds," the locals' term for those of mixed white and native blood. Outcasts in both cultures and destines to become outlaws... more », the McLean Gang rustles cattle, steals guns, and makes trouble.
But one frozen morning, these boys cross the line, shooting down two men, one of them the local sheriff, in cold blood. Tracked down by a posse of over a hundred men, the McLeans become trapped in a dilapidated cabin. The gang, ranging in age from fifteen to twenty-four, holds the posse at bay for days, surviving on limited food and water.
From the bare bones of history, George Bowering has crafted a haunting, often wryly funny novel -- an intricately woven portrait of young men with no place in society driven to an unforgiving end.« less