In These Hills

Assembled from more than five years of his "Ranch Life" columns for "Big Sky Journal," this collection is the first book from well-known author Ralph Beer in more than ten years. A personal set of memories and reflections from Ralph Beer after spending a lifetime writing and working on his family's cattle ranch outside of Helena. As William Kittredge says in his foreword, "In Ralph's work we see humanistic responsibilities mattering in our lives; we are witness to consequences, generosity, compassion."

Ralph Beer and his wife, Maggie, recently sold the Howard Beer Ranch and have gone on to other things. They miss their cows.

Ralph has worked as a ranch hand, swamper, clerk, cannon cocker, logger, heavy equipment operator, battery rat, carpenter, and whiskey taster. He is the author of one novel and numerous essays focused on ranching and the West.

Each copy is signed, dated and numbered by the author.