tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post6978308825347645845..comments2024-03-22T01:12:01.899-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Richard Wheeler, The Buffalo CommonsRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-78304905425279743682013-02-08T12:50:55.236-08:002013-02-08T12:50:55.236-08:00I see what you mean. Of all the covers, I like the...I see what you mean. Of all the covers, I like the one I posted with the review. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-57087201107848273402013-02-08T11:55:53.679-08:002013-02-08T11:55:53.679-08:00When the mass-market edition appeared, amused west...When the mass-market edition appeared, amused western friends called me about the cover. It has a blurred herd of buffalo stampeding across it, but the buffalo are South African Cape Buffalo, not American bison. You can see it on Amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-63941703873039879642013-02-08T06:55:06.058-08:002013-02-08T06:55:06.058-08:00I'm sure it pays rereading. There's so muc...I'm sure it pays rereading. There's so much packed between the covers of this novel that is worth thinking about. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-47212455882805628422013-02-07T18:27:13.528-08:002013-02-07T18:27:13.528-08:00I really enjoyed this book when I read it a few ye...I really enjoyed this book when I read it a few years ago. Great reading for an old Wyoming kid like me, think I will reread. Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72573227259485021322013-02-07T10:40:14.975-08:002013-02-07T10:40:14.975-08:00Having grown up on a farm, I share your opinion.Having grown up on a farm, I share your opinion.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-31987895306198768182013-02-07T10:38:20.671-08:002013-02-07T10:38:20.671-08:00Thanks, Richard. There's actually a great deal...Thanks, Richard. There's actually a great deal more in the book than can possibly be covered in a review. I know I have over-simplified.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-17215902271008302442013-02-07T09:15:15.751-08:002013-02-07T09:15:15.751-08:00I covered environmental issues for an agricultural...I covered environmental issues for an agricultural magazine for quite a few years. This is the best description of those complex issues I've ever read, and the only novel I've read that, in my opinion, treats farmers and ranchers fairly and accurately. It is a wonderful accomplishment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556798887763884224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-90143081326921590872013-02-07T08:56:17.909-08:002013-02-07T08:56:17.909-08:00Thank you for your deeply insightful review of the...Thank you for your deeply insightful review of the novel and the themes I was exploring. I was hoping to depict the complexity of these issues, and you caught it all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com