The Buffalo CommonsThe High Plains of eastern Montana are the setting for this riveting contemporary novel about good people warring over their ideals. The battle is between those who hope to restore the vast Western prairie lands to their former grandeur, where buffalo and wolves roam freely, and the ranchers who have sunk roots in the soil and wrested a living from it. Laslo Horoney is a billionaire with a dream to convert the High Plains into a national grasslands, to restore damage done by farming and overgrazing; the Nichols ranching family see this effort as a threat to a way of life that has sustained them for over a century. The Buffalo Commons is a tau, beautifully conceived drama about what happens when people of good intentions and noble dreams clash over what the earth is for and how life must be lived on it. |
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... Dolly could almost hear Sandra's mind whirling . " We enjoyed your hospitality and would like to share ours , " Dolly said . Sandra mumbled something . She probably wasn't very sober . " Ask Cameron , " Dolly said . “ Or I will , if you ...
... Dolly could almost hear Sandra's mind whirling . " We enjoyed your hospitality and would like to share ours , " Dolly said . Sandra mumbled something . She probably wasn't very sober . " Ask Cameron , " Dolly said . “ Or I will , if you ...
Page 313
... Dolly well understood and dealt with in a practiced way . " Come see our view ― everyone loves it , " Dolly said , leading the Nicholses into the wedge - shaped living room with its wall of glass overlooking the sea . Laslo listened ...
... Dolly well understood and dealt with in a practiced way . " Come see our view ― everyone loves it , " Dolly said , leading the Nicholses into the wedge - shaped living room with its wall of glass overlooking the sea . Laslo listened ...
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... Dolly's rare skills , including a racon- teur's gifts , could ignite any warmth . They dined lightly on Dolly's quiche Lorraine and French vegetable dishes , and then settled into a long , slow evening carried by Dolly and Laslo's ...
... Dolly's rare skills , including a racon- teur's gifts , could ignite any warmth . They dined lightly on Dolly's quiche Lorraine and French vegetable dishes , and then settled into a long , slow evening carried by Dolly and Laslo's ...
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