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No Place Like Home: Notes from a Western Life

by Linda M. Hasselstrom

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" ... Linda Hasselstrom contemplates the changing nature of community in the modern West, where old family ranches are being turned into subdivisions and historic towns are evolving into mean, congested cities. Her scrutiny, like her life, moves back and forth between her ranch on the South Dakota prairie and her house in an old neighborhood at the edge of downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming"--Jacket.… (more)
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Hasselstrom's prose is tight, yet eloquent. Her search for the relationships that build community in urban Cheyenne and rural South Dakota becomes the fulcrum for the stories she tells. Great read! ( )
  EricAbrahamson | Jul 26, 2010 |
A wonderful celebration of the West, combined with important messages about land preservation and respect for resources. I loved Hasselstrom's writing style and her passion for the land shines through on every page. ( )
  Oreillynsf | Jun 17, 2010 |
LInda Hasselstrom is an environmental activist who has lived and ranched in SW South Dakota and also lived in Cheyenne, WY. She writea a lot about the necessity of keeping rangeland undeveloped. She also is an advocate of recycling and reuning anything that will work. Currently she runs a writing retreat at her SD ranch. ( )
  Beth350 | Jan 4, 2010 |
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" ... Linda Hasselstrom contemplates the changing nature of community in the modern West, where old family ranches are being turned into subdivisions and historic towns are evolving into mean, congested cities. Her scrutiny, like her life, moves back and forth between her ranch on the South Dakota prairie and her house in an old neighborhood at the edge of downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming"--Jacket.

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