Books

This charming children’s book is about a young, bright-eyed ranch-hand-in-training who works hard and takes care of the animals every day on his family’s ranch.  Young readers will learn work ethic and accepting responsibility. Artist Mel Schroeder provides the delightful illustrations for the little book.

Some people dream of leaving everything behind and riding across the country on their best horse with their faithful dog at their side, but Melissa Chapman did it. Enchanted by the freedom a nomadic life seemed to promise, she made the journey from New York to California with no cell phone, no GPS, and no...

The spectacle of a horse galloping up a steep ramp, and a lady rider grabbing the harness as the horse jumped forty feet into a huge water tank was a major attraction at amusement parks and traveling circuses in the 1920s. The fantastic feat was exciting, but extremely dangerous for both horse and rider. Eventually,...

Reminiscent of nineteenth-century British explorer Isabella Bird’s trek up Longs Peak in the Rocky Mountains with mountain man Jim Nugent, A View Most Glorious is the story of a strong-willed woman named Coraline Baxter and her determination to climb Mount Rainier to raise awareness for the suffrage movement in the late 1890s.  She needs help...

Journalist and magazine editor Darla Worden’s book covers Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway, arguably the most influential American writer of his generation, and his time in Wyoming with his second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.  This is a stirring story that not only highlights an aspect of the famous novelist’s private life, but acts as travelogue through...

Raid of Souls by Kalen Vaughan Johnson is the riveting tale of a few dedicated, hardworking miners in northern California fighting against greedy, unscrupulous landowners hell-bent on destroying a town to get rich.  James MacLaren, one of the town’s leading citizens, is an honest man who wants to stop a corrupt finance network from getting...

“These are my absolute favorite coffee table books to commemorate the Western heritage at a glance! Between these we cover the iconic cowboy boot, the one and only Dolly, a modern take on rustic elegance, a classic take on the classic cowboys home, and of course celebrates the WEST with photos and stories! These books...

There are those across the country that work in acres, not in hours.  And they believe farming is not merely an occupation or a job, but a tradition, a heritage.  Those farmers also know these days consumers are watching how they raise the food we eat.  They are keenly aware that customers want affordable food...