Rich with history and the tarnished legacy of the American dream, Yonder is an affecting memoir that tells the story behind the ''Bar 20,'' author John Heminway's thirty-six acre ranch. Searching for traces of the ranch's former owners, he divines their reasons for coming, speculates on their dreams, and teases apart what prompted them to leave, and in doing so, taps into the essence not only of Montana, but also of the entire American West writ large.

Yonder is an indelible testament to the ancient, sacred relationship between man and nature. In spare and quietly powerful prose, Heminway takes us deep inside the Montana landscape he calls home and shares his intimate discoveries of the thousands of pioneers who preceded him to this seemingly remote corner of our continent. 16 pages of full-color photographs.

• 352 pages; 16 pages of full-color photographs
• 5 3/4'' x 8 3/4''
• Softcover
• © 2001