Above the Forks

The author grew up in Manitoba, but spent most of his working life on the ranches west of Nanton, Alberta. When ranch or cook jobs were hard to find he tried running a mail route and owning a general store. The time period covered is mostly the `DirtyThirties '. Pieces on the Eden Valley indians, bronc busting, the flood, prairie oysters, Chain Lakes, winter weather, moonshiners and bear-roping. Approx. 185 pages (UNpaginated) of anecdotal local history and reminiscenses. Cond : Boards are grey w/ silver graphic and lettering. Gray jacket with orange (and white0 lettering. End-papers are white. No tears, creases nor folds. Tight, and bright. Three marks by p/o on ffep. D.J. heavily worn or rubbed at all edges. Excellent reading copy. Quote (p. 162) : " ._._. I told him it was lucky I had two good saddle horses as I had to use both of them to get her into the corral. Bill says ` Oh she's a pail-bunter, you doesn't have to chase her, you calls her '. Next morning Ed and I went outside, we could see her away across the creek ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. …