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Western Tall Tale Contains Timeless Truth Jul 22, 2009
What do you do when your PREconceptions turn out to be MISconceptions? For some people, the only answer is to take charge and forge your own reality.
That's exactly the premise behind Fairlee Winfield's BUFFALOed, the story of 16-year-old Ovidia Odegard, a Norwegian immigrant lured from her homeland by her own wanderlust and vision of a better life. At first, Ovidia journeys to Boston to work for her uncle as an indentured servant. But glimpses into the legendary American West - views afforded by the media of the day - destine her for a new Western path, in which Ovidia is initially blinded by wide-eyed idealism.
Only Ovidia's idealism quickly fades against the tawdry backdrop of the West as she never envisioned it: one of wannabe Eastern society, commercialization of the American Indian, and wanton opportunism.. So when Ovidia realizes that her employer and friend - the famed cowboy artist Charlie Russell - is destined to self-destruct his own singular opportunity for greatness, Ovidia hatches her own plan to help him succeed - and help perpetrate the greatest art fraud in the history of the American West.
Filled with characters colorful enought to stand out from the frontier's wild backdrop, BUFFALOed is a story not just of cowboy culture, the immigrant experience, and art - though it's certainly a tale of all of these. Most importantly, it's the story of what we do - and who we choose to become - when the world around us fails to live up to its own promise.
Read - and enjoy!
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Pulling the Wool Over Their Eyes Apr 26, 2009
What if a famous Montana mural was really a forgery?
Author Fairlee Winfield asks the question "What If?" and comes up with an intriguing story, based on stories from her grandmother who was a house maid for famous Montana Cowboy Artist Charles M. Russell. It's always challenging to take on a legend and question history, and Fairlee has done a good job of relating a realistic story through the maid's eyes. I enjoyed the book and recommend it to all who enjoy Montana historicals.
Heidi Thomas, Cowgirl Dreams
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 A matter of perspective. Feb 16, 2009
Who was the artist of the mural in the Montana State House? The acclaimed Cowboy Artist, Charlie Russell or another? Only three people know for sure. Fairlee Windfield's Buffaloed explores the west and the private life of Charlie Russell through the eyes of Norwegian immigrant, Ovidia Odegard and draws the reader through a well developed plot that has a delightful twist to its denouement. Charley's Choice: The Life and Times of Charley Parkhurst
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Charlie Russell Raw Feb 16, 2009
An excellent smooth read with vivid characters.
This is the story of the rough spoken Charlie Russell briefly described by my great uncle Halsey Watson in his memoirs as editor of the Lewistown newspaper.
Charlie Russell and his wife are a lot more interesting here than the sanitized version so often portrayed. I highly recommend this book set in a time of our western history too rarely used in fiction.
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A flowing read from start to finish, "Buffaloed" is great novel of the old west Feb 12, 2009
The West wasn't nearly as romantic as it was depicted to be. "Buffaloed" follows Ovidia Odegard, a new immigrant to the United States in the early twentieth century. Finding herself under the wing of famed old Western artist Charlie Russel, Ovidia learns quickly about the harsh truth of the old west, and does so in a delightful fashion. A flowing read from start to finish, "Buffaloed" is great novel of the old west.
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