The Cowboy Way: Seasons of a Montana Ranch
In February of his forty-fourth year, journalist David McCumber signed on as a hand on rancher Bill Galt's expansive Birch Creek spread in Montana. The Cowboy Way is an enthralling and intensely personal account of his year spent in open country--a book that expertly weaves together past and present into a vibrant and colorful tapestry of a vanishing way of life. At once a celebration of a breathtaking land both dangerous and nourishing, and a clear-eyed appreciation of the men--and women--who work it, David McCumber's remarkable story forever alters our long-held perceptions of the Roy Rogers cowboy with real-life experiences and hard economic truths.
In February of his forty-fourth year, journalist David McCumber signed on as a hand on rancher Bill Galt's expansive Birch Creek spread in Montana. The Cowboy Way is an enthralling and intensely personal account of his year spent in open country--a book that expertly weaves together past and present into a vibrant and colorful tapestry of a vanishing way of life. At once a celebration of a breathtaking land both dangerous and nourishing, and a clear-eyed appreciation of the men--and women--who work it, David McCumber's remarkable story forever alters our long-held perceptions of the Roy Rogers cowboy with real-life experiences and hard economic truths.
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Rated 5 starsMagnificent scenery and aching muscles - the cowboy way
I love books that help me travel to worlds unknown to me. And, as I live in New York City, ranching is something I know absolutely nothing about. That's why this book by David McCumber, in which he chronicles a year spent as a ranch hand, intrigued me. As he was a 44-year old journalist with no experience ranching, I could easily relate to his trials as tribulations as he learned what it takes to be a cowboy today. He's...
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Rated 5 starsThe real west in vivid living color.
I read this book in less than two days and when it was over I found myself wishing that it would go on for another 200 pages. McCumber discribes the everyday joys and perils of ranch life perfectly without ever droneing on or loseing your interest. If anyone has ever wondered about the real west or ranch life this books for you.
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Rated 5 starsGreat Book - Coming from a cowboy
I grew up in cattle country and even married a rancher's daughter. This book hits the nail right on the head in describing both the joys, hardships, and overwhelming physical labor involved in raising cattle. It is written in a very entertaining way, with enough detail so that you really understand the life of a Montana rancher, without ever getting boring. I have read hundreds of books and this one is, by far, my favorite...
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Rated 5 starsA year without cigarettes in Marlboro country
If you want to retain the cosy illusion of the cowboy as a gun-toting, chain-smoking, horse-riding champion of open ranges, you will find little of it reinforced in David McCumber's excellent first book. But as he says, I have always been a Westerner, which means I have always thought about being a cowboy. Thinking and doing are different."McCumber is former assistant managing editor of the San Francisco Examiner and...
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Rated 5 starsDavid McCumber tells it how it is.
David McCumber has provided an highly informative insider's look to Montana ranching in "The Cowboy Way: The Seasons of a Montana Ranch." After I graduated from college in North Carolina, I dropped everything to move to the same area Mr. McCumber moved to. He has done an extraordinary job on gathering the history of Montana and its people. I was amazed to read about the Wertheimers', Rogers', and Mikelsons', my neighbors...
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