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America's last best place
The West Boulder valley lies nestled in the Montana Rockies, and when acclaimed travel writer John Heminway first laid eyes on the dilapidated Bar 20 Ranch he knew he was home. "Any sensible person would have walked away," he writes, "but for me the Bar 20 was perfection." In this eloquent book, at once a personal memoir and a vivid portrait of a classic American landscape, its people, and its history, he summons the frontier spirit that still draws men and women to the remote corners of our country where the Old West still flourishes in a unique mix of fierce independence and neighborly welcome. With a sure sense of place, Heminway evokes this spectacular wilderness and the colorful characters who have callled it home, from the trappers and prospectors who haunted the Montana hills more than a century ago to the modern ranchers who are their heirs.
Synopsis
An affecting memoir that tells the story behind the "Bar 20", Heminway's 36-acre ranch, and his search for traces of the ranch's former owners. Photos.
Synopsis
America's last best place
The West Boulder valley lies nestled in the Montana Rockies, and when acclaimed travel writer John Heminway first laid eyes on the dilapidated Bar 20 Ranch he knew he was home. "Any sensible person would have walked away," he writes, "but for me the Bar 20 was perfection." In this eloquent book, at once a personal memoir and a vivid portrait of a classic American landscape, its people, and its history, he summons the frontier spirit that still draws men and women to the remote corners of our country where the Old West still flourishes in a unique mix of fierce independence and neighborly welcome. With a sure sense of place, Heminway evokes this spectacular wilderness and the colorful characters who have callled it home, from the trappers and prospectors who haunted the Montana hills more than a century ago to the modern ranchers who are their heirs.
About the Author
John Heminway is one of America's foremost experts on Africa and a regular contributer to Men's Journal, Architectural Digest, and National Geographic Adventure. Combining roles as a producer, writer, director, and host, he has worked on more than 50 documentary films for PBS. Heminway lives in New York and Montana.
John Heminway on PowellsBooks.Blog
While I keep reminding myself that
In Full Flight: A Story of Africa and Atonement is my sixth book, I view this one in a category all its own. Notably, it has taken more time to write than all the others combined — almost 18 years from the first day of research to its publication in February 2018. Admittedly, I was also engaged in other assignments...
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