A.B. Guthrie Jr.
A.B. Guthrie Jr. won the Pulitzer Prize for The Way West, a sweeping epic of the Oregon Trail that is the finest literary Western of the mid-century. His Big Sky series defined the mythic landscape of the Rocky Mountain frontier.
Works
- The Big SkyEpic novel of fur traders on the Missouri River frontier
- The Way WestHistorical novel following pioneers on the Oregon Trail westward
- These Thousand HillsNovel about Montana ranchers and cattle industry transformation
- ArfiveNovel of Montana frontier settlement and pioneering struggle
- Fair Land Fair LandNovel of aging settlers reflecting on Montana frontier life