These Thousand Hills (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: A. B. Guthrie
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: The 1880’s
- Setting: Oregon and Montana
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Prostitution or prostitutes, West, U.S., Ambition, Success or failure, Cowboys or cowgirls
- Locales: Oregon, Montana
Characters Discussed
Albert Gallatin (Lat) Evans, a ranch hand and later a rancher. Twenty years old as the story begins, he is an only child, strongly influenced by his strict, upright father and by his good, gentle mother. He is daring, intelligent, and courageous, and he is determined to see life and to make his own way. Although later he passionately desires to be a respectable community leader, he will risk his reputation and even his marriage to save old friends who once helped him.
Tom Ping, Lat’s companion, in his late twenties when the novel begins. Tom has...
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