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title: "Hi Lo Country, The, Cover may vary Paperback – June 15, 2014"
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# Hi Lo Country, The, Cover may vary Paperback – June 15, 2014

**Brand:** max evans
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- **What is this?** Hi Lo Country, The, Cover may vary Paperback – June 15, 2014 by max evans
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## Customer Reviews

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    Wonderful.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022*

Love it.  Signed by Max.  Thank you.

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    Nobody feels sorry for himself here.
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2012*

The Hi-Lo Country, by Max Evans; published 1962I was attracted to this book after seeing only part of the movie on the Independent Film Channel a few years ago. Of what I saw, I liked the job Woody Harrelson did and the story was about one of my favorite subjects - cowboys. I found the book by researching the movie. I was even more intrigued when I learned that Sam Peckinpah had tried and tried to make this story into a film for over 20 years. Due to multiple battles with studios, ownership of film rights, money, and lawyers, he couldn't get it done. Evans said: "The book was batted around like a rock `n' roll groupie." In the end, Scorsese was one of the producers of the 1998 film.The out-of-print book is only 180 pages long and it tells the story of Big Boy Matson, the protagonist, from the voice of his best pal Pete West. The problem presented to the reader comes early and isn't resolved until the end - they both fall in love and are obsessed with the same woman on the same day - and she's married. An underlying theme, however, is the nature of the land and the character of the people who inhabit it. Hi-Lo country refers to an area covering the northeastern half of New Mexico, much of southern Colorado, and extends into West Texas. There is constant wind "about 300 days a year" and descriptions of the severe cycles of drought and debt with the occasional year of prosperity.It's also about the transition of the old ways taught by the real cowboys of 1870 to 1900 to another generation still living in the 30's and 40's - from the use of horses and wagons to the increasing use of pickup trucks after the war. In the 1988 introduction, Evens said: "The younger cowboys I worked, sweated, fought, and played with are aging now. They will soon disappear just as most of the old-timers who have influenced them. Just the same I will always remember a few things. On a real working ranch the rope and `cow savvy' were always more important than the gun. Another thing... I cannot recall a single cowhand sitting in a bar feeling sorry for himself. He was there to drink, try to find a woman, dance, gamble, have fun, and for a spell, get in out of the wind." This idea permeates the entire book - nobody feels sorry for himself.It struck me again that it helps greatly if a book tells a really compelling tale. The themes, the setting, the richness of the characters are part of what makes a good book, but it's particularly pleasant if it's also a good yarn. And this surely was!______________________

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    Hardship, love and loss...
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017*

The Hi-Lo Country by Author Max EvansThis is the first book that I have read and reviewed by Author Max Evans and it definitely is a good read. Although slow moving and methodical, it is spell-binding as it follows the lives of Pete and his best friend Big Boy Matson. Set in the wild west, these two cowboys struggle with the rigors of farm life and raising cattle as well as horses in the rugged dry land of New Mexico. Hardship is a fact of daily life but they do manage to have their share of fun with rodeos, bronco riding, boozing it up and women. Perhaps, I should say that in the singular tense, as both Pete and Big Boy find themselves in love with the same woman, Mona Birk.  Although, she is married, it doesn't appear to be a deterrent for either one of them.This is a dangerous game and Pete, as he writes their story in the first person and from his perspective, stresses over and over again that Big Boy is going to get gunned down...Inspirational Author ~ Dolores Ayotte
  
I'm Not Perfect and It's Okay: Thirteen Steps to a Happier Self

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