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M.M. Holaday

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In The Open Road, two young men head west for adventure and to see the unspoiled wilderness. Along the way, they meet a horsewoman with plans to own a ranch, and an Arapaho determined to live on his own terms off the reservation. Their paths and purposes converge, and the bonds of friendship tie their fates together as they witness the frontier close and a way of life disappear.

A Minnesota native, M. M. Holaday took a trip West with her parents at the age of 10, fell in love with cross-country travel, and aspired to be part of the production crew for the “On the Road with Charles Kuralt” segments she watched on the CBS Evening News. The pipe dream lingered into young adulthood as she crisscrossed the US from the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness ...more

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