The Land Tamers

by Stephen Bly

Book by Bly, Stephen A.

Genres: Westerns

270 pages, Library Binding

First published December 1, 1987

About the author

Stephen Bly (August 17, 1944 - June 9, 2011) authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, THE LONG TRAIL HOME, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, PICTURE ROCK (Crossway Books), THE OUTLAW'S TWIN SISTER (Crossway Books), and LAST OF THE TEXAS CAMP (Broadman & Holman), were Christy Award finalists. He spoke at colleges, churches, camps and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was the pastor of Winchester Community Church, and served as mayor of Winchester, Idaho (2000-2007). He spoke on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America. Steve graduated summa cum laude in Philosophy from Fresno State University and received a M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary. The Blys have three sons: Russell (married to Lois) and father of Zachary and Miranda (married to Chris Ross) and mother of Alayah, Michael (married to Michelle), and Aaron (married to Rina Joye) and father of Keaton and Deckard. A third generation westerner, Steve spent his early years working on ranches and farms.

Reviews

[Nicole Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is now one of my favorite western books! I love that it’s set in Idaho. It was fun to know most of the places in the book! It was funny too! I really, really enjoyed it!

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting old west tale of a raw untamed land and people. A strong tale of commitment, romance western style and of course a scoundrel with funny places in between. Loved it.

[Malia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on true accounts, from real people.