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The Mountain and the Fathers: Growing Up in the Big Dry

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The Mountain and the Fathers: Growing Up in the Big Dry

The Mountain and the Fathers explores the life of boys and men in the unforgiving, harsh world north of the Bull Mountains of eastern Montana in a drought afflicted area called the Big Dry, a land that chews up old and young alike. Joe Wilkins was born into this world, raised by a young mother and elderly grandfather following the untimely death of his father. That early loss stretches out across the Big Dry, and Wilkins uses his own story and those of the young boys and men growing up around him to examine the violence, confusion, and rural poverty found in this distinctly American landscape. Ultimately, these lives put forth a new examination of myth and manhood in the American West and cast a journalistic eye on how young men seek to transcend their surroundings in the search for a better life. Rather than dwell on grief or ruin, Wilkins' memoir posits that it is our stories that sustain us, and The Mountain and the Fathers, much like the work of Norman Maclean or Jim Harrison, heralds the arrival of an instant literary classic.
***Winner of the 2014 GLCA New Writers Award in Nonfiction***
***Finalist for the 2013Â OrionÂ Book Award***
***Named a 2012 Montana Book Award Honor Book***
Country USA
Brand Counterpoint
Manufacturer Counterpoint
Binding Paperback
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2013-06-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781619021617

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