HARD GROUND 2001: Writing the Rockies is collection of selected works submitted to Pronghorn Press?s Annual Hard Ground Writing Contest. In seventy-four selections from thirty-seven writers of both poetry and prose, this volume reflects a complex range of feelings about the West of today as a place to visit, a place to live and a place to dream.

Hard Ground 2001: Writing the Rockies

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Pronghorn Press

Montana Spring

Based on a true story, this tale paints a colorful picture of frontier life across the broad canvas of the Big Sky Country of Montana.

Magniet, Richard

Contemporary

Fully illustrated catalog of community Buffalo art project.

Where the Buffalo Roam: 2003, Casper, Wyoming: A Benefit for the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center

Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center

Endings and Beginnings

Chaudet, Annette

If you've ever watched a bull rider desperately hang on to the back of a bull till the buzzer sounds or shaken your head in amazement as a cowboy picks himself off the ground after being tossed around like a rag doll, this book will tell you why they do it. In his own words, Champion Bull Rider Abe Morris recounts the story of his rodeo career from the beginning as a boy in New Jersey at the Cowtown Rodeo through his time at the University of Wyoming and follows the triumphs and disappointments of competing around the country as one of the very few black rodeo cowboys. This is a story of good friends, tragic losses, prejudicial judges, career threatening injuries and the ever present recalcitrant bulls which never fail to make a lasting impression. Abe's story is an inside look at the sport of rodeo and the men who pursue it, written by a man who knows what it means to lose but who has also experienced the exhilaration of those championship wins.

My Cowboy Hat Still Fits

Biographies & Memoirs

Morris, Abe

Community & Culture

A narrative history of the settlement of the Hoback Basin in western Wyoming, and peppered with historic photographs, Jensen's book is filled with fascinating and unusual characters whose life stories are the stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things. They remind us how the West was really won and how much of history has been shaped by the courage and determination of "ordinary" people.

Hard and Noble Lives: A Living Tradition of Cowboys and Ranchers in Wyoming's Hoback Basin

History

Jensen, Paul

Americas

Wyoming's Chief Game Warden, Jay Lawson, has chronicled the life histories of some of the most colorful outdoor men and women of early 20th Century Wyoming, including trappers, cowboys, forest rangers, hunting guides and early game wardens. Lawson spent years conducting interviews and gathering more than 140 old photographs depicting their fascinating lives spent in country as wild as their spirits. This is a remarkable collection. Were it not for Lawson's keen interest in Wyoming history and his gift as a storyteller, some of the state's most legendary figures and their stories would be lost forever. By capturing the memories of Wyoming's pioneer outdoors people, Lawson does a tremendous service for our generation, and those who will follow.-Tom Reed, author of Great Wyoming Bear Stories and Give Me Mountains For My Horses. Jay Lawson's book has preserved the history of Wyoming's colorful outdoor characters. His career as a Wyoming game warden took him to wild places where he uncovered these delightful stories that he is sharing with us. I recommend Men to Match our Mountains to anyone with an interest in western history and our outdoor heritage. - Dave Bragonier, author of Wild Journey

Men to Match Our Mountains

Lawson, Jay

Historical

Jukeboxes &amp; Jackalopes is an apt description of this collection of essays in which the author shares her impressions of some of the unique bars scattered throughout small towns in Wyoming--some so small that the bar may be the only business at a location named and noted on the map but perhaps only claiming two residents. Regardless of size or remoteness of location, these watering holes often serve as community centers and living rooms away from home for those folks who populate the neighboring ranches and energy industry camps and offer a delightful experience for travelers who dare to leave the Interstate in search of a unique experience.

Jukeboxes & Jackalopes, A Wyoming Bar Journey

Couch, Julianne

Memoirs

Two Dot Ranch: A Biography of Place

Ruskowsky, Nancy Heyl

Two Dot Ranch, a Biography of Place

This is the history of the Two Dot, at one time recognized by many as the largest ranch in the world. So begins the story of a unique part of the vast landscape of the state of Wyoming, a privately held piece of paradise that has changed hands and purpose over the years through the efforts of the settlers, homesteaders, managers, employees, and owners who have called it home since the last quarter of the nineteenth century. There is no doubt that the Two Dot has also left its mark on those whose contact has been brief from John Coulter after he and Corps of Discovery had succeeded in reaching the shores of the Pacific, to Chief Joseph, whose attempt to lead his people to safety in Canada took him through what would become Two Dot lands, and to the many cooks, cowboys, hunters, travelers and guests who have experienced Two Dot's grandure. While some moved on, others remained in the area and their stories and memories and those of their families are recorded here, along with more than 100 historic photos, all helping us to understand the breadth and depth of the soul of one of the most remarkable places on earth.

Two Dot Ranch, A Biography of Place

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