When Harley Simmons, a "latter-day mountain man, river rat, and desert scoundrel," returns from the wilderness to the town of Del Cobre he finds his life in siege. His father, a legendary wilderness hunter, is dead; his wife will have nothing to do with him; his son is protected from him by the courts; and sunbelt boosters are closing in on New Mexico's last wild river, threatening to cut deep into his wilderness home. In his attempts to accommodate civilization with his own wild yearnings, Harley learns to pay dearly. Ultimately, a creature even more wild provides some clues for resolution. A Romance of the modern West, imbued with realism, horses, hounds, wolves and women, "Home is the River" transcends the Western genre to reveal life as it is on today's frontier.
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"A powerful celebration of the Western Myth, and a dog-wolf story reminiscent of Jack London at his best." -- John Schwindt, "The Wilderness Outlook"
"A tale of adventure, a suspense story, a tale of good and evil in the Southwest wilderness." -- Steve Bodio, author of "Querencia"
"A tale of adventure, a suspense story, a tale of good and evil in the Southwest wilderness." -- Steve Bodio, author of "Querencia"
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M.H. Dutch Salmon is that author best known for having made a 200-mile wilderness canoe run down New Mexico's Gila River with a dog and a cat! This journey became the non-fiction narrative, "Gila Descending"(1986), now in it's fourth printing. His Southwest Trilogy, the last of which is the novel "Forty Freedoms"(2010), is also within the genre of outdoor sport and mans' relationship with the natural world. Salmon has a half-dozen hound dogs, too many fishing rods, and lives with his family near Silver City, New Mexico.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A feel-good book, right and good conquer wrong.,
By Tom Walker (West Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Home Is the River (Hardcover)
I have read this book twice and will most likely read it again. It is a fun book to read, moves quickly and has a lot of appeal. It touches the major, univeral themes of politics, wilderness preservation vs. big corporate development, one man against seemingly impossible odds, self-reliance and rugged individualism vs. new-age attitudes, and there is even a love story intertwined. It should be made into a movie. And the animals become great supporting characters.
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One great author,
This review is from: Home Is the River (Hardcover)
M.H. Salmon is an author who is hard to categorize. He's a novelist, conservationist, hiker, hunter, fisherman, canoeist, historian, houndsman, and all around outdoorsman. I doubt he would claim to be an expert at any of these things, but it's my opinion he speaks better than anyone else when it comes to explaining the mindset of those who enjoy living in the rural southwest.I have all his books: Gila Descending, Tales of the Chase, Home is the River, Signal to Depart, Country Sports, Catfish as Metaphor, and probably others. He has risen in my estimation because of his unique way of expressing how those of us who choose to live outdoors in the west feel about the great country that surrounds us. He's an "all around hand" who's body of work is greater than the sum of it's parts. As far as his novels go,Home is the River is probably my favorite. Like the previous reviewer I read it every few years and enjoy it every time. Gila Descending is also a great book written about the same country (Gila River, New Mexico). It explains his views on conservation while taking you along on a canoeing trip he made through the Gila wilderness and into Arizona. A great cast of animals accompany him in this book as well.
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