Blends oral history, storytelling and poetry to evoke the complexity of Lige's life. At the heart of the book, Lige's own words reveal the character of the man. Around this core, the author tells her own story as an outsider who found a home in the Great Basin, and she gives the testimony of others who shared a lifetime friendship with Lige. Illustrated with b&amp;w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Lige Langston Sweet Iron (Literature of the American West, V. 4)

Biographies & Memoirs

Hussa, Linda

Historical

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Ranch families in the twenty-first century face many challenges, from competition with government-subsidized agribusiness corporations to tax laws that encourage development over agriculture and prevent the smooth transfer of land from one generation to the next. As a stabilizing force in the American West, ranch families play a critical role in our country, perhaps more so today than ever before, yet their stories have rarely been told. They contribute to our nation with the food they raise, the environments they protect, and the resources they manage, and they preserve our western heritage while holding the West open for the rest of us. In The Family Ranch, award-winning author Linda Hussa offers readers a personal, inside view into the lives of six diverse ranching families and the land that shapes their days and nights. Photographer Madeleine Graham Blake provides engaging and often moving images that portray each family at work and at play. With chapters on the critical issues that face each of them/--from grazing rights and water use, to children's education and the emerging rural marketplace/--these family profiles are set in a larger context. This is family ranching as it is now, a tracing of how it always was, but made far more complex in modern times. By combining their traditions with the tools of modern technology, these people strengthen the ideal of family and give the business of ranching a vibrant and viable future. The Family Ranch is rich in remarkable stories of what happens when parents, children, work, and nature come together for a lifetime of commitment. It speaks to urban and rural people in important ways, illuminating the realities of the western ranch and the people who make their living, and their lives, on it. Essential reading for people who love the West and care about its future. The Family Ranch inspires thoughts about tradition, values, and responsibility that are applicable to all communities.

The Family Ranch: Land, Children, and Tradition in the American West (Photographs by Madeleine Graham Blake)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

University of Nevada Press

As a stabilizing force in the American West, ranch families play a critical role in our country. They contribute to our nation with the food they raise, the resources they manage, and the environments and heritage they preserve. Award-winning author Linda Hussa offers readers an intimate view into the lives of six diverse ranching families. Photographer Madeleine Graham Blake provides engaging and often moving images that portray each family at work and at play. Chapters on the critical issues facing them, such as grazing rights, water use, and education, set these profiles in a larger context. This is family ranching as it is now, a tracing of how it always was, but made far more complex in modern times. The family ranch in the twenty-first century faces many challenges, from competition with government-subsidized agribusiness corporations to tax laws that encourage development over agriculture and prevent the smooth transfer of land from one generation to the next. By combining their traditions with the tools of modern technology, these people strengthen the ideal of family and give their business a vibrant and viable future. The text and photographs of The Family Ranch will inspire fresh thinking about tradition, values, and responsibility.

The Family Ranch: Land, Children, and Tradition in the American West

Parenting & Relationships

Where the Wind Lives: Poems from the Great Basin

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Gibbs-Smith

Award winning poetry book. In 2002 this book won the Western Heritage award as the best poetry book for 2001; the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America as the best poetry book of the year; the WILLA Award from the Women Writing the West organization as their best poetry book of the year.

Blood Sister, I Am to These Fields: New and Selected Poems

Black Rock Press

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