The Legend of Colton H. Bryant

From the bestselling author of Don t Let s Go to the Dogs Tonight and Scribbling the Cat, the unforgettable true story of a boy who comes of age in the oil-fields and open plains of Wyoming; a heartrending story of the human spirit that lays bare where it is that wisdom truly residesColton H. Bryant was one of Wyoming s native sons and grown by that high, dry place, he never once wanted to leave it. Wyoming loves me, he said, and it was true. Wyoming roughneck, wild, open, and searingly beautiful loved him, and Colton loved it back. As a child in school, Colton never could force himself to focus on his lessons. Instead, he d plan where he d go fishing later, or he d wonder how many jackrabbits he might find on his favorite hunting patch, or he d dream about the rides he would take on the wild mare he was breaking. At my funeral, you ll all feel sorry for making me waste so much time in school, he said to his best friend Jake and it was true. Two things got Colton through the boredom of