The Hi-Lo Country, by Max Evans
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The Hi-Lo Country, by Max Evans
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This is the story of the friendship between two men, their mutual love for one woman, and their bone-deep allegiance to the harsh, dry New Mexican land. The chronicler is a young rancher named Pete who hells around with his closest friend Big Boy Matson. Together they drink, gamble, fight, rodeo and both fall in love with an attractive and dangerous married woman.
The Hi-Lo Country, by Max Evans- Amazon Sales Rank: #354645 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-27
- Released on: 2015-11-27
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Max Evans was a rancher and best friend of the Big Boy Hittson, the character who was the subject of The Hi Lo Country. Max is the real deal, and his cowboy authenticity comes through on every page. Max has written 30 books of fiction and non-fiction, including The Rounders, which, like The Hi Lo Country, was also made into a major motion picture as well as a TV series. Keith Walters grew up in Springer, New Mexico and graduated with a BS from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff in 1980. A self taught artist, illustrator, and sculptor, he spent more than ten years as a working cowboy on ranches of Nevada, Wyoming, and New Mexico. He has spent the past twenty three years in the art department as a feature filmmaker with credits in such films as NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, TRUE GRIT, and LINCOLN. He makes his home in Miami, New Mexico.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Cannery Row with horses By Larry R. Johnson This little book is nearly on par with Steinbeck's masterpiece, Cannery Row. It may be hard to believe, as with Cannery Row's Mack and the Boys, that these people were real. Evans had the good fortune to spend time in these wild places where people of the same spirit somehow came together and as individuals were doing battle every bit as much with the coming of the reign of accountants and bankers as they were the harsh elements of the land they inhabited. They could fend off years of drought, blizzards and coyotes, but in the end were undone by the stealthier predator, finance.It is a dull man who can not understand Pete's infatuation with Mona and how he could risk everything of value to have her. I feel sorry for anyone who has not known that feeling certain women can bring on, and would not care to drink with the man who would act more sensiblyThe clash of an era quickly dying with the onslaught of modern ranching makes for not only a good story, but an important one. Max Evans does a good job of telling that story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Nobody feels sorry for himself here. By James R Ament The Hi-Lo Country, by Max Evans; published 1962I was attracted to this book after seeing only part of the movie on the Independent Film Channel a few years ago. Of what I saw, I liked the job Woody Harrelson did and the story was about one of my favorite subjects - cowboys. I found the book by researching the movie. I was even more intrigued when I learned that Sam Peckinpah had tried and tried to make this story into a film for over 20 years. Due to multiple battles with studios, ownership of film rights, money, and lawyers, he couldn't get it done. Evans said: "The book was batted around like a rock `n' roll groupie." In the end, Scorsese was one of the producers of the 1998 film.The out-of-print book is only 180 pages long and it tells the story of Big Boy Matson, the protagonist, from the voice of his best pal Pete West. The problem presented to the reader comes early and isn't resolved until the end - they both fall in love and are obsessed with the same woman on the same day - and she's married. An underlying theme, however, is the nature of the land and the character of the people who inhabit it. Hi-Lo country refers to an area covering the northeastern half of New Mexico, much of southern Colorado, and extends into West Texas. There is constant wind "about 300 days a year" and descriptions of the severe cycles of drought and debt with the occasional year of prosperity.It's also about the transition of the old ways taught by the real cowboys of 1870 to 1900 to another generation still living in the 30's and 40's - from the use of horses and wagons to the increasing use of pickup trucks after the war. In the 1988 introduction, Evens said: "The younger cowboys I worked, sweated, fought, and played with are aging now. They will soon disappear just as most of the old-timers who have influenced them. Just the same I will always remember a few things. On a real working ranch the rope and `cow savvy' were always more important than the gun. Another thing... I cannot recall a single cowhand sitting in a bar feeling sorry for himself. He was there to drink, try to find a woman, dance, gamble, have fun, and for a spell, get in out of the wind." This idea permeates the entire book - nobody feels sorry for himself.It struck me again that it helps greatly if a book tells a really compelling tale. The themes, the setting, the richness of the characters are part of what makes a good book, but it's particularly pleasant if it's also a good yarn. And this surely was!______________________
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Interesting, but flawed By A Customer I was disappointed in the setup of the love triangle upon which the story depends. The author violated that old rule of thumb--"Show, don't tell." This weak launchpad left me wondering throughout the story: Why is he so nuts about this woman?On the other hand, there's a whole parade of colorful characters throughout the book, and they're all great. A typical problem with such characters is that they seem contrived--merely the product of some novelist's desire to invent the quirkiest possible cast. But not these folks. You believe that every last one of them could, and in fact do, exist.The ending's good too. I won't give it away. I'll just say that it's realistic, and the way the protagonist reacts to the whims of fate shows his admirable character at its best.
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