Personally, I think if you're looking for a strong argument about a single direction for such a thematically complicated novel, you might look at Mavericks at the Border: The Early Southwest in Historical Fiction and Film.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Mavericks-Border-Southwest-Historical...
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Personally, I think if you're looking for a strong argument about a single direction for such a thematically complicated novel, you might look at Mavericks at the Border: The Early Southwest in Historical Fiction and Film.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Mavericks-Border-Southwest-Historical...