The Big Sky

Author:A. B. Guthrie JrTitle: The Big Sky Series:The Big Sky #1Genre: Fiction, HistoricalPublisher:Mariner BooksIdentifier:9780618154630, 0618154639, asin:B0C2B435KLGrade:ebookLength:367 pagesPaperback, 386 pagesPublished: 1947Edition: Mariner Books (2002) Originally published just after World War II, '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.A classic portrait of America's vast frontier that inspired the Western genre in fiction.Jul 2023 - epub verified by zardox.