This vivid American saga conjures up the world of cattle ranchers in the 1880's, focusing on a Montana community's boisterous, wanderlusting eccentrics as they chase after love and unbridled ambitions. At its center is Lat Evans, a good hearted cowboy who strikes out from Oregon to Montana on a cattle drive, determined to succeed as a rancher. Gradually though, he discerns how the perils of the world, especially human nature, can conspire to frustarate...

Guthrie presents thirteen imaginative and at times hilarious short stories about life on the frontier. Resilient and memorable, Guthrie's characters bring to life the pioneer spirit and the untamed west.

Man who shot Liberty Valance: A western portraying the struggle between cattlemen and homesteaders in the town of Shinbone, depicting the encounter of a young eastern lawyer with the notorious gunman Liberty Valance. Shane: A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.