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Book SynopsisA memoir about growing up in Montana and what it means to call Montana home.
Trade Review"
Honyocker Dreams is full of humor, sharp details, clear prose, and reflections on what it means to be a Westerner, past and present."—Jenny Shank,
New West"David Mogen, CSU English professor, has penned a realistic memoir that will trigger memories in all, even if you don't know what in the world a honyocker is."—Nancy Hansford,
Coloradoan"Mogen deftly revisits the geographies of his past, resulting in an eloquent testimony to the grit and aspirations of his parents and his own talent as a lyrical chronicler."—O. Alan Weltzien,
Western American Literature"I grew up in South Texas, about as far south as one can get from the Hi-Line and still be in the United States. But the book continually brought back memories I didn't even know I had about what it was like to be a kid growing up in a small town, where one learns to rely on one's own resources. In Mr. Mogen's fine book, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about him."—David Crisp,
Billings Outpost"David Mogen offers critical acumen in thrilling anecdotes."—Nick Bascom,
Great Plains Quarterly"
Honyocker Dreams implicitly encourages us to comprehend our origins, to become mindful of the often complex influences of place and people who have shaped us."—Brian Dillon,
Billings GazetteTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Endings and Beginnings
Riding the Yellowstone Trail
Journeys East and West
Leaving Home
Honyocker Dreams
Homing in on the Hi-Line
Finding Home
Strip-Housing Days
Hudson Years on the Rocky Boys Reservation
The Whitewater Time Warp
Two Worlds, Fort Peck Reservation
Frazer Lake
Cruising Main
Boom and Bust
Closing the Circle
Iniskim
Searching for Marcus Daly
Beside the Stillwater
Will the Circle be Unbroken?
Riding the Hi-Line into the Past
Epilogue
Healing Dreams
Bibliographical Essay
