These Thousand Hills (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: The 1880’s
- Setting: Oregon and Montana
- Principal Characters: Lat Evans, Callie Kash, Joyce Sheridan, Tom Ping, Mike Carmichael
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Prostitution or prostitutes, West, U.S., Ambition, Success or failure, Cowboys or cowgirls
- Locales: Oregon, Montana
The Novel
These Thousand Hills traces the rise of Lat Evans from penniless cowboy to well-to-do rancher, civic leader, and political candidate. In order to attain the success that he craves, in order to reach a financial and social level which his pioneer father merely dreamed about, Evans must struggle with nature, with society, and with his own impulses.
Courage, skill, and luck are essential if a poor boy and raw hand such as Evans is to succeed. Because he can break horses, he earns top wages on the drive to Fort Benton, Montana, and there wins the wild horse...
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