The Bar C of Montana

After Grover Stone loses both his parents, the 20-year-old decides to leave New York City and follow his lifelong dream of living out West. He can hardly wait to explore the folklore of outlaws and famous lawmen he has read about since childhood. Grover goes to Montana, where he crosses the state on horseback. On his trek, he runs into a gang ready to kill him for his supplies. Escaping with his life, Grover settles down in northwest Montana, where he becomes a cowboy, and later a buys a ranch, the Bar C. After an affair with a dancehall girl, Grover's illegitimate son is born. Grover wins custody of the child and hires a nanny to take care of the baby. Grover ends up marrying the nanny, but then the real birth mother returns and wants her son back. Grover has many fights in his life, including gaining the respect of his child, enduring blizzards, and living through cattle stampedes and wild animal attacks. As an old man looking back, he realizes that that he truly has lived the life of his dreams. Author Richard L. Fletcher is a retired controller. At 82, he has been married for 60 years. Fletcher began parachuting at age 60 and got his private pilot license when he was 69. He lives in Oceanside, California, and is currently writing his next book about political assassination, titled Eagle Down. His other books include Two Rode West and Dive, Dive Deep. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/TheBarCOfMontana.html