title: Straight West: Portraits and Scenes from Ranch Life in the American West
author:  Verlyn Klinkenborg 
description: Sixty stark, black-and-white photographs evoke both the majesty and the mystery of the contemporary American West. In a series of striking portraits of ranchers, ranch hands, and ranch animals, Smith utilizes an intimate context to convey the austere--often-overwhelming--vastness of the terrain. Scenes shot in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana effectively reflect a unique, increasingly endangered landscape and lifestyle. Toned in sepia and originally printed in platinum, these modern images have a deliberately vintage appearance and appeal. Together with Klinkenborg's resonant text, these photos offer a rare glimpse into the ever-intriguing American West. <i>Margaret Flanagan</i><br><i>Copyright &#169; American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  BIJOU HUNTER
  Copyright © 2020 Bijou Hunter
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  Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of
  the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmosphere purposes. Any
  resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or
  locales is completely coincidental.
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  For more information about this series and author, please visit her website.
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  Cover
  Photographer: K Jolak
  Source: Depositphotos
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  Dedication
  To SaMiJaMaLu
  My lovely betas—Sarah, Debbie, Cynthi