55 Miles to the Gas Pump

by

Annie Proulx

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Rancher Croom

Rancher Croom is Mrs. Croom’s husband, a cattleman on a rural Wyoming farm who is described initially as a “warm-handed, quick-foot dancer” who brews his own beer. However, this pleasant, unassuming description is at odds… read analysis of Rancher Croom

Mrs. Croom

Mrs. Croom is the wife of Rancher Croom. They live alone on their Wyoming farm, which is very remote, and, after her husband’s death, Mrs. Croom discovers the bodies of other women he has… read analysis of Mrs. Croom