Dancing at the Rascal Fair
Book description
The central volume in Ivan Doig's acclaimed Montana trilogy, Dancing at the Rascal Fair is an authentic saga of the American experience at the turn of this century and a passionate, portrayal of the immigrants who dared to try new lives in the imposing Rocky Mountains.
Ivan Doig's supple tale…
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2 authors picked Dancing at the Rascal Fair as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In a tale of Scottish immigrants who homestead Montana ranches in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, Dancing at the Rascal Fair features a cast of characters who cooperate and sometimes clash as they build lives in a harsh new country. Human relationships prove as challenging as the land, the livestock, and the weather. Doig, like few authors who write about the West, presents a faithful picture of ranch life.
From Rod's list on cowboys who are actually cowboys.
This is the central volume in Ivan Doig’s Montana Trilogy. I enjoyed this entire series, but Dancing at the Rascal Fair was my favorite. It hasn’t been made into a film (yet!), but it did inspire a song by one of my favorite guitarists, John Floridis.
The book tells the story of two Scottish immigrants who, in 1889, decide to make a fresh start in the beautiful but imposing Rocky Mountains. With no prior experience as stockmen, they soon learn the cold, hard facts: “There are so goddamn many ways to be a fool a man can’t expect to avoid…
From Julia's list on that will make you fall in love with Montana.
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