{"product_id":"ghosts-of-wyoming-9781555975487b","title":"Ghosts of Wyoming","description":"An unsentimental vision of the west, new and old, comes to life in a gritty new collection of stories by the author of \u003ci\u003eSnow, Ashes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Wyoming\u003c\/i\u003e, Alyson Hagy explores the hardscrabble lives and terrain of America's least-populous state. Beyond the tourist destinations of Jackson Hole and Yellowstone lies a less familiar and wilder frontier defined by the tension wrought by abundance and scarcity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young runaway with a big secret slips across the state border and steals a collie pup from the Meeker County fairgrounds. A chorus of trainmen details a day spent laying rail across the Wyoming Territory, while contemporary voices describe life in the oil and gas fields near Gillette. A traveling preacher is caught up in a deadly skirmish between cattle rustlers and ranchers on his way from Rawlins to the Indian reservation on the Popo Agie River. Locals and activists clash when a tourist makes an archaeological discovery near Hoodoo Mountain. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith spirited, lyrical prose, Hagy expertly weaves together Wyoming's colorful pioneer and speculator history with the not-often-heard voices of petroleum workers, thrill-seeking rock climbers, and those left behind by the latest boom and bust.","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42825944268880,"sku":"9781555975487B","price":8.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781555975487-l.jpg?v=1785903302","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/ghosts-of-wyoming-9781555975487b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}