Colton H. Bryant grew up in Wyoming and never once wanted to leave it. Wyoming loved him and he loved it back. Two things helped Colton get through school and the neighbourhood bullies: his best friend Jake and his favourite mantra: Mind over matter -- which meant to him: if you don't mind, it don't matter. Colton and Jake grew up wanting nothing more that the freedom to sleep out under the great Wyoming night sky, and to be just like Jake's dad, Bill, a strong, gentle man of few words who can ride rodeo like nobody's business. When Colton started work as a driller on a rig, despite his young wife begging him to quit, he claimed it was in his blood. Colton did die young and he died on the rig -- falling to his death because the oil company neglected to spend the $2,000 on safety rails. His family received no compensation. The strong, sad story of Colton H. Bryant's life could not be told without the telling of the land that grew him, where there are still such things as cowboys roaming the plains, where it is relationships that get you through and where a simple, soulful and just man named Colton H. Bryant lived and died.
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Alexandra Fuller was born in England in 1969 and in 1972 she moved with her family to a farm in Rhodesia. After the civil war there in 1981, the Fullers moved first to Malawi, then to Zambia. She now lives in Wyoming and has three children.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. N. Burch
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This is the true story of the short life of Wyoming roughneck Colton H Bryant. It's about people and place and politics. It's a polemic aginst the oil industry's disregard for the environment and its workforce. It's a real life Annie Proulx story.
If you are familiar with Alexandra Fuller's memoirs of Africa you will know how she can conjure up the smell and feel of a place and bring the cast of characters to life.
The Legend Of Colton H Bryant is even better than her first two books.The prose is as lean and tough as the Bryant family and the landscape they inhabit. Read this angry, sad, powerful, wonderful book and feel a sense of loss for a man you never knew.
If you are familiar with Alexandra Fuller's memoirs of Africa you will know how she can conjure up the smell and feel of a place and bring the cast of characters to life.
The Legend Of Colton H Bryant is even better than her first two books.The prose is as lean and tough as the Bryant family and the landscape they inhabit. Read this angry, sad, powerful, wonderful book and feel a sense of loss for a man you never knew.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By R. E. Cheyne
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An excellent read bringing an inevitable tear to the eye. The pain, dirt and outright inevitability of this tragedy makes you realise how cosseted many of us are. The tight prose and dialogue pulls you in. I've already started using some of the quotes - Cowboy Up Cupcake, everyone has their freakin' problems.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Can only agree with the other two reviewers. I adored the writing style, language and real life characters. This book is now doing the rounds - family and friends are enjoying it. It's especially poignant that the demise of this young man should touch all those that choose to read his legend! Loved it!
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Natural gas? What a price to pay.
I have read and enjoyed Alexandra Fuller's previous books about her African life and was interested to discover this book recently. Everything about it is different. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Noel
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One of the best books I have ever read
A beautiful, lyrical and, yes, haunting book. By the end of the book, we feel we have grown to know, like and admire Colton. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2010 by Gary
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Truly moving
I bought this book having spotted it in Sainsburys of all places, in the best seller list, we were about to depart on a holiday to Wyoming and Montana and I read it while I was... Read more
Published on 5 July 2010 by Carolyn
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loved this book
I am a fan of Alexandra Fuller having read her Zimbabwe based books. Loved her characterisation particularly and looking forward to any new books she writes. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2010 by Twisting-Charlie
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Tears and more tears
I've never been to Wyoming but after reading Alexandra Fuller's tale of the life and death of Colton H. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by Billy The Baker
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FANTASTIC WRITING
I loved this book, the story is of course tragic but the writing is so beautiful. Alexandra Fuller's prose even captures the cadence of the locals. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Saucy
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A true story of the oil business
Here's a true story that doesn't make the front page but, nonetheless, should be read and remembered.
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by beacon
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The best read of 2009
Absolutely brilliant. Alexandra Fuller is a genius. Colton and the many other people living in Wyoming are as real and beautifully drawn as any in literature. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by R. McManus
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Alexandra Fuller
Just another excellent book by Alexander Fuller. She has an extremly good way of mirroring life & living conditions including the way the people talk. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2009 by Angi
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