tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post8055851115543599204..comments2024-03-22T01:12:01.899-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Willard Wyman, High CountryRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-82394537616561788612011-09-28T23:07:25.269-07:002011-09-28T23:07:25.269-07:00New book out by W. Wyman! It is a prequel to High ...New book out by W. Wyman! It is a prequel to High Country.<br /><br />"Blue Heaven" published by Univ. of Oklahoma Press<br /><br />SarahSarah Badehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892162253185529042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-56841094854923548272011-03-30T20:26:22.244-07:002011-03-30T20:26:22.244-07:00Veronica, I hope you will write about him. I am on...Veronica, I hope you will write about him. I am only familiar with A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT.<br /><br />David, I like this period, too.<br /><br />Charles, I think the cover is a good choice, too.<br /><br />Walker, it was different from what I expected, but an enjoyable read.<br /><br />Cheyenne, as a horseman, you would like it.<br /><br />Sy, it's a taste of western Americana, for sure.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-69999449159673698342011-03-30T12:02:06.214-07:002011-03-30T12:02:06.214-07:00I really like the sound of this book, will add it ...I really like the sound of this book, will add it to the list of books to read after I graduate next month!Syhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154396802023859189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-114500627383383932011-03-30T09:41:57.385-07:002011-03-30T09:41:57.385-07:00One to get!One to get!cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-61855583418065084712011-03-30T07:53:35.523-07:002011-03-30T07:53:35.523-07:00I received this book a few days ago from an amazon...I received this book a few days ago from an amazon.com third party seller. It sounds really interesting and I'll read it soon.Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-46183079304017437382011-03-30T06:40:00.898-07:002011-03-30T06:40:00.898-07:00I really like the title of High country. In itsel...I really like the title of High country. In itself that is evocative.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-4419388771411242022011-03-30T06:31:22.788-07:002011-03-30T06:31:22.788-07:00I like the idea of the period being set in 1937. T...I like the idea of the period being set in 1937. That and the plot you described of a callow youth would draw me in.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-69041142274687398092011-03-30T06:24:17.959-07:002011-03-30T06:24:17.959-07:00Reminds me of Norman Maclean's "USFS 1919...Reminds me of Norman Maclean's "USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky," though the character that was studied, and that matured, in the course of the story was the author himself. And like all of Norman's writing, it was flawless. OK, so I'm a bit biased, he was my neighbor here in Chicago and I knew him well from 1974, when I moved into the building, until his death in 1990 (and I still miss him). Note to self: Blog about Norman Maclean!Veronica Waldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367665889716556106noreply@blogger.com