{"product_id":"9780870815102","title":"The Calling","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Calling\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating story about a northern New Mexico cattle ranch, the Cross S or Piedra (stone), in the 1950s. The action unfolds through the eyes of a half-breed Indian, top hand on the ranch, Frank Dalton, as he teaches an enigmatic young would-be cowboy named R. C. Roth the ways of cowboying, rodeoing, and life itself.\u003cp\u003eAs Dalton educates Roth to the ways of \"the calling,\" both men become embroiled in complicated love affairs-Dalton falls in love with the daughter of the top hand on a neighboring ranch, and Roth with Francesca \"Kika\" Jaramillo, daughter of a Hispanic rancher-friend of the Cross S's Boss Stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, both cowboys are confronted with a puzzle begging to be solved-at the top of the formidable mesa overlooking the Stone ranch is a single, lonely grave marked with a granite headstone bearing the mysterious inscription \"Abajo Verdad-Arriba Cielo\" (below is truth, above is sky).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he unravels his tale of tragedy, deceit, and love in the land of enchantment, Hyson provides an absolutely fascinating reader-education in ranching and the cowboy life-including bronc peeling and controlling horses with a tendency to booger as well as respect for the old ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033029525744,"sku":"9780870815102","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780870815102_p0.jpg?v=1763838590","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780870815102","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}