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Boot Hill Bound
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First published January 1, 1968
About the author
Frank C. Robertson
117 booksFrank Chester Robertson was an American author best known for his western novels. He published over 150 hard cover books and countless other short stories, serials and newspaper articles. In later years, he also wrote a column for the Provo Herald called "The Chopping Block".
Robertson was born in Moscow, Idaho. His father had become a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved his family to Chesterfield, Idaho. His family were farmers. To help support his family while his father was away on LDS missions, Robertson herded sheep and his mom briefly became a postmistress. In 1914, he obtained a 320-acre homestead in the hills a few miles east of Chesterfield. In 1919, he married Winifred "Winnie" Bowman with whom he had three children. After moving to Ogden Utah in the 1920s and then Salt Lake City, Robertson and his family settled in Mapleton, Utah in 1937. He lived the rest of his life in Mapleton, writing stories and working in his cherry orchards.
Robertson started writing short stories while in Chesterfield. He wrote his first novel in 1924, titled The Foreman of the Forty Bar. The novel was first published in People’s Popular Monthly and then syndicated in several newspapers. It was published as a book in 1925. His most popular book was his 1950 autobiographical book, A Ram in the Thicket: The Story of a Roaming Homesteader Family on the Mormon Frontier, which was later condensed in Reader's Digest. His prime writing years were from the 1920s to the 1940s, but he continued writing until his death. He wrote under several pseudonyms including Frank Chesterfield, Robert Crane and King Hill.
In 1954, the Western Writers of America presented the Silver Spur award for best juvenile story for Robertson's story, Sagebrush Sorrel. He was also the 1959-1960 president of the Western Writers of America. His library of letters, notes, and correspondence were donated to BYU's Harold B. Lee Library.
(Wikipedia)
Robertson was born in Moscow, Idaho. His father had become a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved his family to Chesterfield, Idaho. His family were farmers. To help support his family while his father was away on LDS missions, Robertson herded sheep and his mom briefly became a postmistress. In 1914, he obtained a 320-acre homestead in the hills a few miles east of Chesterfield. In 1919, he married Winifred "Winnie" Bowman with whom he had three children. After moving to Ogden Utah in the 1920s and then Salt Lake City, Robertson and his family settled in Mapleton, Utah in 1937. He lived the rest of his life in Mapleton, writing stories and working in his cherry orchards.
Robertson started writing short stories while in Chesterfield. He wrote his first novel in 1924, titled The Foreman of the Forty Bar. The novel was first published in People’s Popular Monthly and then syndicated in several newspapers. It was published as a book in 1925. His most popular book was his 1950 autobiographical book, A Ram in the Thicket: The Story of a Roaming Homesteader Family on the Mormon Frontier, which was later condensed in Reader's Digest. His prime writing years were from the 1920s to the 1940s, but he continued writing until his death. He wrote under several pseudonyms including Frank Chesterfield, Robert Crane and King Hill.
In 1954, the Western Writers of America presented the Silver Spur award for best juvenile story for Robertson's story, Sagebrush Sorrel. He was also the 1959-1960 president of the Western Writers of America. His library of letters, notes, and correspondence were donated to BYU's Harold B. Lee Library.
(Wikipedia)
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March 3, 2022
I really enjoyed this book, its short, fast paced and filled with action. I enjoyed that the back stories of some characters was brief but still good. The two main Characters Norr and Mac where both relatable in a way. Mac is honest, strong and a faithful friend that would be miserable in silence to let others be happy, he's a character with a good personality everyone admired and wanted to have.
Norr is a bad liar, always wanting to achieve things easily and trying to use others but having no real character nor good judgment , he saw himself as a failure and always failing in life which is relatable and understandable but he had the biggest flaw that is of thinking he is Smarter Than everyone else not learning from his mistakes.
I also liked sheriff Ed.House because his personality, ruthlessness and bitterness reminded me of Gregory House from House MD.
I loved the plots and but the ending felt too rushed for me the biggest climax of the book was so rushed fell flat that I was a bit disappointed and the last concersation between Mac and Louise (a girl his and Norr both loved) was so forced just wrap up everything, but I get it because the story mainly about Mac and Norr's failed friendship.
Norr is a bad liar, always wanting to achieve things easily and trying to use others but having no real character nor good judgment , he saw himself as a failure and always failing in life which is relatable and understandable but he had the biggest flaw that is of thinking he is Smarter Than everyone else not learning from his mistakes.
I also liked sheriff Ed.House because his personality, ruthlessness and bitterness reminded me of Gregory House from House MD.
I loved the plots and but the ending felt too rushed for me the biggest climax of the book was so rushed fell flat that I was a bit disappointed and the last concersation between Mac and Louise (a girl his and Norr both loved) was so forced just wrap up everything, but I get it because the story mainly about Mac and Norr's failed friendship.
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