It’s the early 1970s in Northern Wyoming ranch country … not exactly an accommodating atmosphere for a gay man.
But that’s exactly the situation third-generation rancher Jim Gustafsson faces as he fears the end of his ranch’s legacy: trying not only to come to terms with the revelation that his only son is gay, but also consider Howard’s requirement to stay and work on the Arrowhead Ranch is that his partner, Dave, moves in with them.
Gustafsson and his neighbors have always expected cowboys to be a manly men who love to perform the hard, physical labor of herding, feeding, watering, doctoring, branding, calving, and castrating cattle. They have also expected them to love only women.
Howard and Dave must prove they are willing and able to do the hard work, but they also face the even harder task of confronting prevailing prejudices of those around them.
Ranch Legacy is the debut novel by Earle Kirkbride, who turned 95 years old around the time of its release. The story follows two families that cope in unpredictable ways with the predictable challenges of LGBTQ+ issues and ranch life in the 1970s in the rugged West.
Table des matières
Chapter 1: Newcomer to the Ranch
Chapter 2: Teamwork
Chapter 3: Starting the Roundup
Chapter 4: Drive to the Allotment
Chapter 5: Stock Sale and an Emergency
Chapter 6: Filling in for Jim
Chapter 7: Replacing a Water Tank
Chapter 8: A Mishap
Chapter 9: An Indiscretion
Chapter 10: Post-indiscretion
Chapter 11: Stuck in the Muck
Chapter 12: Cathy Makes a Move
Chapter 13: Making Hay
Chapter 14: Cathy Reveals a Secret
Chapter 15: Boxing is Broached
Chapter 16: Setting Up a Gym
Chapter 17: Getting Away
Chapter 18: Typical Attitudes
Chapter 19: Slow Progress
Chapter 20: A Lesson in Judging Men
Chapter 21: Rustlers
Chapter 22: Ranch Rodeo
Chapter 23: Fences
Chapter 24: The Cattle Drive
Chapter 25: Selling the Calves
Chapter 26: The Accident
Chapter 27: Hardships and Healing Times
Chapter 28: A New Arrival
Chapter 29: Looking to the Future
About the Author
A propos de l’auteur
Earle Kirkbride was born on a dairy farm in upstate New York in the 1920s and started his education in a one-room country schoolhouse. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy just before his 18th birthday, and after discharge, earned a chemistry degree from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. After exploring several occupational fields, his professional life was linked for decades to the U.S. Navy, first as a technical writer at the Naval Ordnance Test Station at China Lake, California. He eventually became head of the Technical Information Division and was the first Director of Navy Technical Information at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. When he retired in 1985, he was presented the Navy Civilian Service Award.After retirement, Earle traveled extensively and indulged his interest in cowboy life. He volunteered for assignments with the U.S. Forest Service and was able to play cowboy in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Utah. During this time, he wrote ranch-related magazine articles and a nonfiction book about his late wife’s experiences in Japan as the first American woman to be part of a team auditing the assets of the Bank of Japan immediately after World War II. Ranch Legacy is Earle’s first novel, and it reflects his love for the people and places of the American West.
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