Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
Book info: Monte Walsh (Hardcover, 442 pages – Bison Books, 2003) – Bison Books, 2003. Language: Eng.
Monte Walsh has never met a horse he couldnt ride, and Chet Rollins has never met one he couldnt rope. For a decade they are unbeatable and inseparable, working as trail hands throughout the West until finally settling with Cal Brennans Slash Y. Their rough cowboy ethics see them through every imaginable challenge: blizzards, rustlers, outlaws, and card games gone wrong. Partial to pretty women, gambling, and practical jokes, Monte is often on the receiving end of trouble, while Chet is always there to break him out of jail or serve as a decoy until Monte can get out of town in a hurry.As the West begins to change, howeverthe automobile replacing the horse, the herds breaking upthe two friends part ways. Chet marries and goes on to become a successful merchant, banker, and politician; but Monte, unable to imagine anything but the cowboys way of life, refuses to the end to leave the range.