Synopses & Reviews
In the true stories, essays, and poems of Leaning into the Wind we meet the real women of the High Plains today - women far more interesting than the shiny cowgirls of Madison Avenue. Here are reflections on cowboys real and fake, tractor-driving lessons, outhouses, and the uses of baling wire; here are ranch marriages, enduring and not; family legacies; loss and renewal. Westerners will find their friends and neighbors in these pages; others will find a vivid portrait of the women of a region all too often mythologized.
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"205 voices that will knock your heart out."
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"A truly rich contribution to the natural literature of America." - Dee Brown
"205 voices that will knock your heart out." The Denver Post
Synopsis
In the true stories, essays, and poems of Leaning into the Wind we meet the real women of the High Plains today. Included are reflections on cowboys, tractor-driving lessons, outhouses, ranch marriages, and family legacies.
About the Author
NANCY CURTIS owns and operates High Plains Press from her cattle ranch, publishing award-winning books of poetry and nonfiction.GAYDELL COLLIER is public library director who has coauthored several books on horsemanship.LINDA HASSELSTROM is the author of many highly acclaimed books of nonfictionand poetry and the coeditor of Leaning into the Wind and Woven on the Wind. She divides her time between Wyoming and South Dakota.