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Book SynopsisPresents the author's ode to his days on the Continental Divide and the story of his experiences making a living in the not so wild but not yet tamed West. This title introduces some of the most charming characters in western literature.
Trade Review“
One Man’s West is a silver knife that slices through time. We should be grateful David Lavender had the acumen to record his memories of that time and to Bison Books for keeping them in print.”—Colo
rado Central Magazine"Believe me, David Lavender can write. He can make you laugh; he can make people come alive in print."—
Book Week“[Lavender’s] story is realistic and readable. . . . He [does not] spread any gloss on the hardships. He does, however, put on record some of the most engaging characters in the modern literature of the West. He makes it understandable why he says that, after damning the country mightily, one comes to an absurd affection for the particular part of it he has most reason to hate.”—
New York Times“A true classic. . . This is a book worth reading. It is also worth revisiting, if you have already ‘been there.’ This edition is enhanced by an introduction by David G. Lavender, the author’s son, and an afterword by David W. Lavender, his grandson.”—
Journal of Arizona History
Table of ContentsPart One - THE MOUNTAINSI Winter TrailII Boarding at Timber LineIII UndergroundIV A Bath for EasterV Summer PastoralVI High-Altitude Athletics Part Two - STOCK TRAILSVII The Long WaitVIII Moving UpIX Greasy SackX SandrockXI Mormon CowboyXII Summer AgainXIII Ropes, Guns, and Practical JokesXIV Bunch GrassXV Crrazy as a SheepherderXVI Canyon CampXVII Christmas in the RimrockXVIII Uranium
