New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1977) dj. Hardcover - The third novel in his "Richard" series, which follows his young protaganist through the years. Set in the 1920s, Richard leaves college when his father becomes ill and is sent to Albuquerque for his tuberculosis. Meanwhile, after concern about his own health, he goes to work on a ranch to "toughen" himself up. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-374274665.