tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post1640482663808974070..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Cornhusker fictionRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-18575495844828949802010-11-30T21:06:25.860-08:002010-11-30T21:06:25.860-08:00I was just emailed this week from my local booksho...I was just emailed this week from my local bookshop that my copy of the O'Brien book I had them order just arrived -- I'm very eager to read it. Dan O'Brien also wrote <i>Buffalo for the Broken Heart</i>, which is his nonfiction memoir of converting his cattle ranch to a bison ranch. It is a must read, as far as I'm concerned, especially for fans of the West who have an interest of how the lifestyle of the 1800s has evolved into modern times. Just a great book, and O'Brien continues to ranch bison and sell the meat. A great story all around.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-5800387644841510612010-11-30T17:36:11.468-08:002010-11-30T17:36:11.468-08:00John G. Neihardt - one of my all time favorites. I...John G. Neihardt - one of my all time favorites. I have read most of the people on your list but Roger Welsch is really fun. His story, "Shingling the Fog" is really funny. Like a good ol' boy from Pawnee City would say, "now that right there is funny."Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-39043576467027666092010-11-30T16:28:51.378-08:002010-11-30T16:28:51.378-08:00I wasn't able to finish the Cather novel, in s...I wasn't able to finish the Cather novel, in spite of the Pulitzer and a hero whose name I share. I prefer My Antonia, a truly blessed novel well anchored in the American literary canon. I also cherish Death Comes for the Archbishop. My wife has a signed, boxed first edition, which she rightly keeps in a fireproof safe. She is a Cather scholar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-14779690174513433462010-11-30T08:17:09.898-08:002010-11-30T08:17:09.898-08:00Richard, thanks for mentioning Harold Lloyd. I ten...Richard, thanks for mentioning Harold Lloyd. I tend to forget him.<br /><br />Charles, it's also a reason why you can't go home again.<br /><br />Oscar, good mention of THE CATTLEMEN. Being around from the early days, Sandoz had a lot of first-hand experience with this material.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-46895846856701813032010-11-29T13:20:57.426-08:002010-11-29T13:20:57.426-08:00Haven't heard of most of these except Willa Ca...Haven't heard of most of these except Willa Cather, who was introduced to us in a high school English class, and Mari Sandoz, whose book, The Cattlemen, rests on my shelf. Sandoz's Sandhill Sundays and Other Recollections sounds like an interesting read.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-12390366600682227152010-11-29T08:09:12.207-08:002010-11-29T08:09:12.207-08:00Sounds like a very timely story. We are living in...Sounds like a very timely story. We are living in that world now in my small town of abita Springs, although I'm one of the 'newcomers'.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-14700646910355077912010-11-29T06:47:10.019-08:002010-11-29T06:47:10.019-08:00Wonderful post, Ron. As a native of the 37th state...Wonderful post, Ron. As a native of the 37th state (1867), I'm familiar with most, though not all, of the names in your post. Favorite son: Harold Lloyd.Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.com