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The Wasatch Savage
This early novel by highly acclaimed author Lee Nelson and has been reissued due to popular demand.A new generation of readers will find this riveting story to be as powerful now as when it was first introduced. This Western classic-out of print for more than 15 years-makes an excellent gift. The Wasatch Savage is a story of conflict, romance, searching, and supernatural achievement. A feisty young woman steps into her dead father's shoes to take over the business that has never been managed by a woman. An athletic cowboy from Spanish Fork is determined to become a world champion bull rider, no matter the price. A disillusioned inventor disappears into the rugged Wasatch Mountains searching for meaning and purpose. A free-spirited Indian turns a stolen calf loose with the wild buffalo on an uninhabited island in the Great Salt Lake. As the lives of these individuals intertwine, the powerful story of the Wasatch Savage unfolds.
146 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Lee Nelson
119 books29 followersLee Nelson's historical novels have sold hundreds of thousands of copies since his first novel was released in 1981. Nelson has also published a score of non-fiction works including the top-selling Beyond the Veil series.
Nelson is widely respected for his historical research which includes killing a buffalo from the vack of a galloping horse with a bow and arrow.
Nelson was born in Logan, Utah, but spent most of his childhood in California. After serving an LDS mission in Germany, he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a Masters Degree in Business, both from Brigham Young University. He was a speech writer in Philadelphia and a car dealer in Montana before beginning his career as an author.
Lee lives on a small farm in central Utah. His hobbies include team roping, big game hunting, and finding and exploring ancient Indian ruins.
Nelson is widely respected for his historical research which includes killing a buffalo from the vack of a galloping horse with a bow and arrow.
Nelson was born in Logan, Utah, but spent most of his childhood in California. After serving an LDS mission in Germany, he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a Masters Degree in Business, both from Brigham Young University. He was a speech writer in Philadelphia and a car dealer in Montana before beginning his career as an author.
Lee lives on a small farm in central Utah. His hobbies include team roping, big game hunting, and finding and exploring ancient Indian ruins.
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March 5, 2019
Part of the appeal of this novel for me was its local setting. But that may be less of a draw for people who haven't explored Maple Canyon and the mountains above Springville and Spanish Fork.
The love story was a little too conventional for my taste, but other aspects of the novel made up for that, including a couple of very unconventional characters, one a hermit and one a bull.
Interestingly, Mormonism plays no role at all in this novel. Not that it should or shouldn't. I'd just expected it to given the subject matter of Nelson's previous work.
The love story was a little too conventional for my taste, but other aspects of the novel made up for that, including a couple of very unconventional characters, one a hermit and one a bull.
Interestingly, Mormonism plays no role at all in this novel. Not that it should or shouldn't. I'd just expected it to given the subject matter of Nelson's previous work.
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