These Thousand Hills

When These Thousand Hills was published in 1956, The Saturday Review proclaimed it to be "so compelling that it is hard indeed to set aside until it has been devoured." Conjuring up the ephemeral world of cattle ranchers in the 1880s, this intimate saga delights in a Montana community's boisterous, wanderlusting eccentrics as they chase after love and their unbridled ambitions. At its center is Lat Evans, good-hearted and yet seduced by the possibilities for prosperity in his new life; gradually he discerns how the perils of the natural world, and most especially human nature, can conspire to frustrate a young man's best intentions. A lively, quixotic revisit to our historic youth, this literary classic deftly captures western drama at its finest, with all its accompanying toils of the heart.

Author: A. B. Guthrie
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Published: 09/07/1995
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780395755204


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/1995 pg. 165
New York Times 01/14/1996 pg. 28

About the Author
Guthrie, A. B.: - A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901 1991), was the author of numerous books, including six Big Sky novels, as well as the Academy Award winning screenplay for the classic film Shane. He received the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Way West. Guthrie was honored for his contribution to literature and his portrayal of the American West.Guthrie, A. B.: - A. B. GUTHRIE, JR. (1901-1991), was the author of numerous books, including six Big Sky novels, as well as the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the classic film Shane. He received the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Way West. Guthrie was honored for his contribution to literature and his portrayal of the American West.