Big Sky by A. B. Guthrie and A. B. Guthrie Jr. (2002, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100618154639
ISBN-139780618154630
eBay Product ID (ePID)1954654

Product Key Features

Book TitleBig Sky
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSmall Town & Rural, Romance / Historical / General, Westerns
Publication Year2002
FeaturesReprint
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorA. B. Guthrie, A. B. Guthrie Jr.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-279045
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813/.52
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisOriginally published more than fifty years ago, THE BIG SKY is the first of A. B. Guthrie, Jr.'s, epic adventure novels of America's vast frontier. THE BIG SKY introduces Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins, and Dick Summers, three of the most memorable characters in Western American literature. Traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies, these frontiersmen live as trappers, traders, guides, and explorers. The story centers on Caudill, a young Kentuckian driven by a raging hunger for life and a longing for the blue sky and brown earth of big, wild places. Caught up in the freedom and savagery of the wilderness, Caudill becomes an untamed mountain man, whom only the beautiful daughter of a Blackfoot chief dares to love. With THE BIG SKY, Guthrie gives us an unforgettable portrait of a spacious land and a unique way of life., From Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. B. Guthrie, Jr., The Big Sky is the Best Novel of the American West, as chosen by members of the Western Literature Association., A classic portrait of America's vast frontier that inspired the Western genre in fiction. Originally published more than fifty years ago, The Big Sky is the first of A. B. Guthrie Jr.'s epic adventure novels set in the American West. Here he introduces Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins, and Dick Summers: traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies, these frontiersmen live as trappers, traders, guides, and explorers. The story centers on Caudill, a young Kentuckian driven by a raging hunger for life and a longing for the blue sky and brown earth of big, wild places. Caught up in the freedom and savagery of the wilderness, Caudill becomes an untamed mountain man, whom only the beautiful daughter of a Blackfoot chief dares to love., From Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. B. Guthrie, Jr., The Big Sky is a classic portrait of America's vast frontier that inspired the Western genre in fiction. The Best Novel of the American West as chosen by members of the Western Literature Association The Big Sky is the first of A. B. Guthrie Jr.'s epic adventure novels set in the American West. Here he introduces Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins, and Dick Summers: traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies, these frontiersmen live as trappers, traders, guides, and explorers. Caudill is a young Kentuckian driven by a raging hunger for life, longing for the blue sky and brown earth of big, wild places. Caught up in the freedom and savagery of the wilderness, he becomes an untamed mountain man, whom only the beautiful daughter of a Blackfoot chief dares to love. With The Big Sky, Guthrie presents an unforgettable portrait of a spacious land and a unique way of lie. Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner, From Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. B. Guthrie, Jr., The Big Sky is a classic portrait of America's vast frontier that inspired the Western genre in fiction.The Best Novel of the American West as chosen by members of the Western Literature AssociationThe Big Sky is the first of A. B. Guthrie Jr.'s epic adventure novels set in the American West. Here he introduces Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins, and Dick Summers: traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies, these frontiersmen live as trappers, traders, guides, and explorers. Caudill is a young Kentuckian driven by a raging hunger for life, longing for the blue sky and brown earth of big, wild places. Caught up in the freedom and savagery of the wilderness, he becomes an untamed mountain man, whom only the beautiful daughter of a Blackfoot chief dares to love.With The Big Sky, Guthrie presents an unforgettable portrait of a spacious land and a unique way of lie.Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Wallace Stegner
LC Classification NumberPS3513.U855B53 2002

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  • The Big Sky

    Great tale that conjures up what may have been a typical story of how many mountain men found themselves exploring the Northwest. It presents this part of our history well enough with characters you can get absorbed with without liking them or feeling the need to judge them either. There are two other books that together make up something of a series and continue the tale of some of the main characters. If you don't come away better understanding this as a portion of America's great story, which contained both good and bad, but more grit than anything, then you missed it entirely.

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  • Excellent Reading

    I had the opportunity to attend a book signing by A.B. Guthrie, Jr., where signed a copy of The Big Sky for me. This book is an authentic representation of the place and time in Montana. It is well worth the read. Let this book take you back to another era, where the air was clean, there was plenty of wildlife, and the rendezvous were wild.

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  • Good heritage reading.

    The book is excellent. There is a movie, The Big Sky, made from this book. It is the only movie I can say that I like the movie "story" more so than the book.

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  • good book

    I have not finished reading this b ook but it is very good and the book was in very good condition.

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  • Classic novel of the West

    Classic novel of the West, great character development and plot

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  • The Big Sky

    I enjoyed the book, in my opinion it is better than the movie.

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  • Great book

    Wanted to reread this book that I read 40 years ago.

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  • Good book.

    Good book.

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