A Memo to Washington: Don’t Box in Our Freedom
by Dr. Gary Welton
Grove City, PA -(Ammoland.com)- C. J. Box is a New York Times best-selling author. Although he has published some stand-alone novels, he is best known for his Joe Pickett series.
The 17th Joe Pickett novel is scheduled for release next spring. These novels feature a Wyoming game warden who encounters all the stresses and dilemmas associated with big game hunting in one of America’s most rural states. The dilemmas that Pickett encounters provide some insight into red-state America and the angst felt by frustrated conservative Americans.
Based on my summer reading (I have only read through half of the Pickett novels thus far), I suggest that Box’s adventure novels begin predictably enough, in which the protagonist seeks and encounters a law-breaking antagonist. They also end predictably enough, as (usually) Pickett upholds the law and the necessity of punishment and legal consequences for breaking that law. Within the tale, however, the reader comes to understand the frustrations and constraints that have motivated the illegal behavior, situations in which the (usually law-abiding) antagonist has broken under the pressure of governmental …Read the Rest
Source:: AmmoLand
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