Fair Land, Fair Land facts for kids
First edition cover
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| Author | A. B. Guthrie, Jr. |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Western |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
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Publication date
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1982 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-395-32511-0 |
| 813/.52 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3513.U855 F3 1982 |
Fair Land, Fair Land is a Western novel written by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. It was published in 1982. This book is part of a larger series of six novels. These books tell the story of the Oregon Trail and how the state of Montana grew. The series covers a long period, from 1830, when mountain men lived there, up to the 1880s and beyond.
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What is "Fair Land, Fair Land" About?
This novel is the third story in the series if you follow the timeline of events. However, it was the last book to be published. The whole series starts with The Big Sky. Then comes The Way West, which won the famous Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1950. After that are These Thousand Hills, Arfive (from 1971), and The Last Valley (from 1975). Finally, Fair Land, Fair Land completed the set.
The Story's Timeline
The first three books in the series, in story order, are The Big Sky, The Way West, and Fair Land, Fair Land. These three books form a complete story on their own. They begin in 1830 with a character named Boone Caudill. He leaves Kentucky to become a mountain man. The story ends in the 1870s with the deaths of Caudill and another character, Dick Summers.
Why This Book Was Written
At the start of Fair Land, Fair Land, the author, A. B. Guthrie, Jr., wrote a special note. He explained that he had often promised himself not to write more stories about the early American West. But he also said he always broke that promise! He wrote Fair Land, Fair Land to fill a missing time period in his stories. This book covers the years roughly from 1845 to 1870. This time gap was between his novels The Way West and These Thousand Hills.
A Look at the American West
Among all the books in the series, Fair Land, Fair Land shows a more serious view of how white settlers moved into the American West. The characters who are shown in the best light are the mountain men. Also, those who chose to live with Native Americans and learn their ways are seen positively. Examples include characters like Dick Summers and Hezekiah Higgins. Other white settlers are shown in different ways. Some don't realize they are changing the beautiful land. Others are careless people looking for wealth. The book explores these different types of people and their impact on the land and its original inhabitants.
See also
In Spanish: A. B. Guthrie Jr. para niños
