Cowboy Embers

Cowboy Embers
Don Brestler
9781897411148
6.0 X 7.0, Pb. 112 pp.
$10.95

Imagine sitting around a campfire late evening in a ranch in Southern Alberta, the Rockies in the distance, with snow visible in the darkness, and a cool breeze blowing the embers from a glowing fire. Then the stories begin, simple stories of bravery, longing, tragedies, and even fun. That’s the ambience evoked by the stories Don Brestler recounts in this gem of a book.

With his inimitable drawings and knack for telling a story - simply and clearly - Don Brestler gives us a real insight into what life was really like on the range in the not too distant past in such sections of the book as "Out West" and "Cattle Country". The great stories begin with the section "I Heard Tell" and carry on into "Cowboy Embers".