The Blue Hen's Chick

By A.B. Guthrie, Jr.,

Book cover of The Blue Hen's Chick: An Autobiography

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"It was a fine country to grow up in. To find riches, a boy had only to go outside," writes A. B. Guthrie, Jr., aobut his childhood in Montana early in the twentieth century. This autobiography was originally published in 1965 when he was sixty-four and still had miles to…

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1 author picked The Blue Hen's Chick as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Guthie’s autobiography describes the wild, western United States from his perspective as a 64-year-old westerner. Born in 1901, Guthrie provides a compelling account of the rugged beauty of the West. Guthrie’s writing is lucid and compelling. I had read most of his books by the time I turned 30.

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