Wyoming Books

The following review is included in the book:

Jean Henry Mead's novel is a powerful story of a young woman who hides her identity from outlaws. The author writes lyrically of Wyoming settlers and rough men who ran wild on the frontier. She brings courage, conviction and spiritual beauty to this fine story.

Richard S. Wheeler
Award-winning author

Wyoming, compared to most other states, is amazingly concerned with its historical past, especially in making it known to the general public. (Just look in Amazon.com at the number of books on Wyoming's historical sites as compared to other states and you'll see what I mean.) This book, probably a unique undertaking, lists not just highway commission historical signs (other states have published books on that), but EVERY sign that points out some piece of information of historical significance in the state, including, for example, all 30+ plaques one sees at Fort Laramie.

The signs/sites are arranged by county; each county has a basic map pinpointing each one by number. The numbering system is the same one used by the Wyoming Recreation Commission in 1967 in their inventory listing. The legend that appears on each sign is given completely, and a very specific location for each sign is likewise provided. Dozens of photographs also appear. Also included is a lengthy opening chapter giving the history of historical marking in Wyoming, a very interesting and informative essay.

This is a terrific book and belongs on everyone's shelf who is interested in Wyoming's past.

I'm planning on taking my kids to Glacier National Park (NP) and Yellowstone. I was wondering what other things to see along the way. This book had a lot of great suggestions, and the recommended itinerary was almost perfect. As with the other Fodor's books I have looked at, it's really well organized.

I used this book on a trip a couple of years ago and it was very valuable. The paper is a light grade so while the book is thick it is not heavy. If you are in a town of any decent size then there is info on what to eat, see, and where to stay. The maps are good and suggestions are too. I've read quite a few travel guides over the years and this series may be the best all around and best laid out of any of them. You might want to read more details before you leave but this is the one to carry along on the trip. I have not seen any new editions but I hope Foder's continues with this series.

I love this book! It has lots of old beautiful photographs of Fremont County and it's people. If you are interested in the history of Fremont County this book is for you, It is loaded with information. Wonderful job Mr Jost.

This book is the best overall history of the state that I have ever read. It is written for the casual reader and colors the many exciting events with vivid descriptors that leave the reader enchanted. Rarely is so much captured in so few pages. This was truely an entertaining read.

This is a 248 page trade paperback organized geographically (Absaroka Mountains, Denver-Cheyenne Basin, Rattlesnake Hills-Barlow Gap etc.) with over 75 illustrations, maps, diagrams, and charts. Index, two short appendices, and a 26 page bibliography.

"Good Wyoming Stock is a saga of families coming West, of homesteaders and farmers and ranchers. It includes stories that have been passsed on from family to family and those told by the main characters of the book. These stories are about men like Diamond L. Slim, Range Detective Joe LaFors, the Hole-in-the-Wall-Gang, John B. Kendrick, and Pinnacle Jake Snyder, and events such as the Johnson County Invasion and the last wolf roundup....

This book tells of growing up on the plains of Wyoming. It describes the schools, the children's games, the all-night dancing parties, the sweat and heartache....

The central story is about a couple of people who started with five cows and a homestead and built a major ranch and cattle business, while making their lives and the lives of many people in their beloved state of Wyoming into something worthwhile...."

I got this book, along with the others in this series, for my father who had read them when he was younger. He was thrilled when he received them.

I discovered this book in middle school, after reading and crying over "My Friend Flicka." I got this book at the public library and wound up reading and re-reading it over again, through my high school years. By that point, the love story between Ken and Carey was as captivating to me, as was the horse story about Thunderhead and Jewel. Though I was a kid in the rural South in the late 70's, reading that book made me desperately want to move to Wyoming! Many years later, when I was working in a bookstore in Atlanta, I came across a first edition of this very book, and I paid dearly to get it. Though it was published in 1946, the emotional depth of the characters keeps their story relevant, even today! Sigh...what a great love story and horse story.