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The author of the prize-winning national bestseller Montana 1948 returns with a stunning prequel of the memorable Hayden clan's early years
From the Publisher
Larry Watson''s bestselling novel
Montana 1948 was
acclaimed as "a work of art" (Susan Petro,
San Francisco
Chronicle), a prize-winning evocation of a time, a place, and
a family. Now Watson returns to
Montana 1948''s vast
landscape with a stunning prequel that illuminates the Hayden
clan''s early years and the circumstances that led to the events of
Montana 1948.
In Montana, the Hayden name is law. For the Hayden boys, Wesley
and Frank, their legacy carries an aura of privilege and power that
doesn''t stop at the Montana border, even when an ill-fated hunting
trip makes them temporary outlaws. But what it means to bear the
name is something each generation must discover for itself. From
Julian, the hard-bitten and blustery patriarch, to Gail, Sheriff
Wesley Hayden''s spirited wife and moral compass, Larry Watson
gives breath and blood to a remarkable family''s struggles and
rewards, and opens an evocative window on the very heart of the
American West.
About the Author
Born in Rugby, North Dakota and raised in Bismarck, Larry
Watson received his B.A. and M.A. in English from the
University of North Dakota and his Ph.D. in creative writing from
the University of Utah. Watson is the author of the novel In a
Dark Time, a chapbook of poetry, Leaving Dakota, and
the novel Montana 1948, which won the Milkweed National
Fiction Prize, The Mountains & Plains Bookseller Association
Regional Book Award, and was named one of the Best Books of 1993 by
both Library Journal and Booklist. He teaches
English at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point and makes
his home in Stevens Point, where he is at work on a new novel
entitled White Crosses, to be published by Pocket Books.
Format: Trade Paperback
Published: April 1, 1996
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 0671535579
ISBN - 13: 9780671535575
