And beneath the wide Montana sky, she comes to him for what no one else can give her: a reason to believe. And Annie Graves has traveled across a continent to the Booker ranch in Montana, desperate to heal her injured daughter, the girl’s savage horse, and her own wounded heart. His voice can calm wild horses, his touch can heal broken spirits. A powerfully told story, This House of Sky is at once especially American and universal in its ability to awaken a longing for an explicable past. What he deciphers from his past with piercing clarity is not only a raw sense of land and how it shapes us but also of the ties to our mothers and fathers, to those who love us, and our inextricable connection to those who shaped our values in our search for intimacy, independence, love, and family. Ivan Doig grew up in the rugged wilderness of western Montana among the sheepherders and denizens of small-town saloons and valley ranches. This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome is widely recognized as a classic history and delightful ode to the idiosyncratic personalities, restless landscape, unforgettable peoples, and lively history of the Treasure State. In these pages you will come to fall in love with a ruggedly diverse and strikingly beautiful state, a land that takes hold and won’t let go. And in the end, it is the river that makes them realize that life continues and all things are related.
It is the one activity where his family can bridge troubled relationships, where brother can connect with brother and father with son. Norman Maclean’s memories about growing up in Montana revolve around mighty trout rivers and the four-count rhythm of fly fishing. Click the title or cover of the book to buy it on Amazon! A River Runs Through It and Other Stories We will continually add to this list, so check back for your next read, whenever that may be. If you’re headed to the lake, about to take a long flight, or just want to read up on the best state in the Union, this is the list for you.
The Montana Mint is proud to bring to you the “Greatest Books Ever Written About Montana.” The list includes something for everyone: fiction/nonfiction, old/new, serious/fun, and a lot of Ivan Doig. The Wyoming mountain country seems like the perfect place for Zeche Reid to find himself.By Montana Mint Staff The Greatest Books Ever Written About Montana
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