Bitterroot is a tale of five generations that began in the eighteen-hundreds in Wales with an immigrant forefather that crossed the Atlantic in his late teens in midwinter and found work on the Erie Canal, first as a shovel boy and then as a hoagie. It was there that larceny was found in him and he fled into the Ohio River Valley. His proceeding generations migrated across the heartland and on westward into the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. A story of the life and place that each generation chose the work of their hands, and of the women chosen for them. Ending in nineteen fifty-seven with the fifth generation being sent out on his right of passage. Bitterroot is a yarn fulfilling the promise of life.
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Robert Lockridge was born in nineteen forty-three and has a lifetime of experience as a buckaroo, cattle-grower, rancher, hunting guide/packer, farrier, song-smith/ musician, O.T.R. commercial driver, craftsman, and author of short stories. This is his second novel. He lives in Colorado with his wife.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Bitterroot is a tale of five generations that began in the eighteen-hundreds in Wales with an immigrant forefather that crossed the Atlantic in his late teens in midwinter and found work on the Erie Canal, first as a shovel boy and then as a hoagie. It was there that larceny was found in him and he fled into the Ohio River Valley. His proceeding generations migrated across the heartland and on westward into the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. A story of the life and place that each generation chose the work of their hands, and of the women chosen for them. Ending in nineteen fifty-seven with the fifth generation being sent out on his right of passage. Bitterroot is a yarn fulfilling the promise of life. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781977823311
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