Stick Horses and Other Stories of Ranch Life

by Wallace McRae

HERE ARE TRUE-LIFE STORIES about cowboys, Indians, (ranch hands, sheriffs) and the milieu of characters that populated the legendary American West. McRae tells about his heroes and also the town vagabonds who came and went through the landscape of his growing up as a ranch kid and his adult life as a third-generation Montana rancher.
Both humorous and poignant, the people and events in McRae's stories portray the living Cowboy Code. Enjoyable, can't-put-it-down reading in a conversational style from one of the West's best storytellers. Don't pass this one up!

168 pages, Hardcover

First published January 15, 2009

About the author

Wallace Donald McRae was an American rancher, cowboy, cowboy poet and philosopher. He ran the 30,000-acre (120 km2) Rocker Six Cattle Co. ranch on Rosebud Creek, south of Rosebud, Montana.

Reviews

[Millie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was hard going in places, because it's very American and there are lots of words I didn't recognise. However, that aside, it was an interesting read about real-life cowboys.

[Doris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a delight to read these stories of Western ranch life. Wallace McRae takes his poetic reputation and engages the reader with these short stories. Well told and much enjoyed.