She Came to the Valley: A Novel of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Mission, Texas

388 pp. 8vo. 1972 historical special edition of the 1943 classic which inspired the film of the same name. A western novel focusing on a pioneer woman and political intrigue during the Spanish-American War. The film version, despite having a cast featuring several well-known actors, was widely considered to be a poor adaptation. 'Family movies to a border town near Rio Grande and opens up a store. Unfortunately, Pancho Villa and his man storm the town and rob the place. The wife is left to fend for herself, so she gets in touch with the man who works for Villa.' - IMDB