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Mountain Time (Five Star First Edition Western)

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While browsing through the Large Print section of our local public library, my tired eyes lit on an old familiar title; Mountain Time. But this wasn't Ivan Doig's prose-poetry of the Montana sheep country that I expected. Instead, I was pleasantky surprised to find a different locale. the semi-desert and mountains of New Mexico. And a totally different attitude toward the land, its non-human occupants and their tanglrd relationships. The book is composed of about a hundred ( I didn't stop to count ) essays arranged chronologically, illustrating the author's gradual transition from a frustrated Eastern school teacher to a satisfed Southwestern professional writer. Each essay is self-contained, ideal for a brief literary escape from the dreary weather outside my window to the blue skies and strong sunshine of the New Mexico desert. Since you can't hop on a plane and fly to Sante Fe, this is the next best thing.

Charlie A Allen