Daniel Strokis reviewed American West by Grayson Wyatt
Outside my wheelhouse but interesting
4 stars
This was something I wouldn’t normally read, but I believe it was free (or $0.99) and thought I’d try something out of the ordinary.
I’m glad I did! It was a quick, fascinating read, though be aware that it doesn’t shy away from details about what happened to the animals during cattle drives.
There’s a lot of myth built up around the American cowboy, and this book does a decent job of exploring the reality of what cowboys were actually like, even if it doesn’t completely get away from romanticizing them.