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La Plata County Series, Book Four: Homesteaders & Sheepherders and D.H.
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Son Wilkerson continues the saga of La Plata County Serieswith HOMESTEADERS AND SHEEPHERDERS and D.H. In HOMESTEADERS AND SHEEPHERDERS, the Wilkersons struggle to make ends meet. The Utes are gone, but the sagebrush, pinyon, and cedar still remain to be cleared from the Dryside land. Suddenly, D.H. Wilkerson realizes he cannot make a living on the land he has accumulated so he turns to a large herd of sheep for money. Along with the sheep, death stalks the Dryside land in the form of angry Mormons, Diphtheria, Wallis Yonger, and Swamper, a child molester. Son Wilkerson steps in to help drive the sheep to the beloved La Plata Mountains. D.H., is the continuation of the story of D.H. Wilkerson as told by Son. Driven from La Plata County by sickness, Son and D.H. wander the badlands of New Mexico and Arizona. Son returns to La Plata County to help his brother, Frank, run the ranch during World War II. Son is forced to grow up during a time when the world is coming unglued. While trying to cope with an insane father, he finds friendship with Duane and love with Dorothy Tuttle.
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448 pages, Paperback
First published December 1,1999
This edition
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448 pages, Paperback
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December 2, 1999 by iUniverse
- ISBN
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9781583486122
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1583486127
- Language
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English
About the author
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Luther Butler lives in Stephenville, Texas. He has been married to Jo Branton Butler for fifty years. They have one son. While in the Navy for two years he contacted polio and was sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital where he was used for a LSD experiment. Discharged honorably from service after almost three years he earned a BD degree to go with his BA from Eastern New Mexico and then an MA in English from Tarleton State University. In 1985 after being seriously hurt he retired from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Barely able to walk and with his vision severely damaged he began to write. His first novel, Preacher, was reviewed by Library Journal for having twenty-one novels published. Texas Christian University used the Preacher in a novels course as did several colleges in St Louis, Missouri. He has been listed in Who's Who for several years. His love for writing continues.
Home page
http://lutherbutler.tripod.com/
Poetry by Luther Butler
http://lutherbutlerspoetry.tripod.com/
Growing up on a sheep ranch in Colorado
http://lbutlerlaplata.blogspot.com/
http://www.blogger.com/profile/2238007
Trip to Mexico down Baja
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel...
Luther Butler lives in Stephenville, Texas. He has been married to Jo Branton Butler for fifty years. They have one son. While in the Navy for two years he contacted polio and was sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital where he was used for a LSD experiment. Discharged honorably from service after almost three years he earned a BD degree to go with his BA from Eastern New Mexico and then an MA in English from Tarleton State University. In 1985 after being seriously hurt he retired from the Texas Department of Agriculture. Barely able to walk and with his vision severely damaged he began to write. His first novel, Preacher, was reviewed by Library Journal for having twenty-one novels published. Texas Christian University used the Preacher in a novels course as did several colleges in St Louis, Missouri. He has been listed in Who's Who for several years. His love for writing continues.
Home page
http://lutherbutler.tripod.com/
Poetry by Luther Butler
http://lutherbutlerspoetry.tripod.com/
Growing up on a sheep ranch in Colorado
http://lbutlerlaplata.blogspot.com/
http://www.blogger.com/profile/2238007
Trip to Mexico down Baja
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel...
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