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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803225180

ISBN-139780803225183

eBay Product ID (ePID)99534969

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Book TitleHonyocker Dreams : Montana Memories

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Personal Memoirs, General, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year2011

GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorDavid Mogen

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-022915

Reviews"David Mogen, CSU English professor, has penned a realistic memoir that will trigger memories in all, even if you don''t know what in the world a honyocker is."-Nancy Hansford, Coloradoan, "Mogen deftly revisits the geographies of his past, resulting in an eloquent testimony to the grit and aspirations of his parents and his own talent as a lyrical chronicler."-O. Alan Weltzien, Western American Literature, "[Honyocker Dreams] has the true feel of human memory, the memory that recognizes past and present and future, but experiences them all at once, in the recalling and retelling of the lifetimes that have touched him."Scott P. Sanders, professor of English at the University of New Mexico, "I grew up in South Texas, about as far south as one can get from the Hi-Line and still be in the United States. But the book continually brought back memories I didn't even know I had about what it was like to be a kid growing up in a small town, where one learns to rely on one's own resources. In Mr. Mogen's fine book, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about him."-David Crisp, Billings Outpost, "A compelling story and a deeply satisfying read. . . . .Honyocker Dreamsprovides an introspective glimpse at adventures both large and small, a consuming quest for a sense of place and belonging, and on a large scale, life's mystery and tragedy."Beef Torrey, coeditor ofJim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 19642008, "A compelling story and a deeply satisfying read. . . . . Honyocker Dreams provides an introspective glimpse at adventures both large and small, a consuming quest for a sense of place and belonging, and on a large scale, life's mystery and tragedy." Beef Torrey, coeditor of Jim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1964-2008 "[ Honyocker Dreams ] has the true feel of human memory, The memory that recognizes past and present and future, but experiences them all at once, In the recalling and retelling of the lifetimes that have touched him." Scott P. Sanders, professor of English at the University of New Mexico"Mogen's story, especially its disruption and unsettling of the idea of home, Is both important and new. Often in western American letters, representations swing between the poles of 'stickers' and 'movers,' but Mogen shows that there is another position within the larger narrative. His account of identification and affiliation with place despite the lack of a solid 'home place' adds a key piece To The existing body of literature." Nancy Cook, associate professor of English at the University of Montana, "David Mogen, CSU English professor, has penned a realistic memoir that will trigger memories in all, even if you don't know what in the world a honyocker is."-Nancy Hansford, Coloradoan, "David Mogen, CSU English professor, has penned a realistic memoir that will trigger memories in all, even if you don't know what in the world a honyocker is."-Nancy Hansford, Coloradoan, "A compelling story and a deeply satisfying read. . . . . Honyocker Dreams provides an introspective glimpse at adventures both large and small, a consuming quest for a sense of place and belonging, and on a large scale, life's mystery and tragedy." Beef Torrey, coeditor of Jim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1964-2008"[Honyocker Dreams] has the true feel of human memory, the memory that recognizes past and present and future, but experiences them all at once, in the recalling and retelling of the lifetimes that have touched him." Scott P. Sanders, professor of English at the University of New Mexico"Mogen's story, especially its disruption and unsettling of the idea of home, is both important and new. Often in western American letters, representations swing between the poles of 'stickers' and 'movers,' but Mogen shows that there is another position within the larger narrative. His account of identification and affiliation with place despite the lack of a solid 'home place' adds a key piece to the existing body of literature." Nancy Cook, associate professor of English at the University of Montana, "Mogen's story, especially its disruption and unsettling of the idea of home, is both important and new. Often in western American letters, representations swing between the poles of 'stickers' and 'movers,' but Mogen shows that there is another position within the larger narrative. His account of identification and affiliation with place despite the lack of a solid 'home place' adds a key piece to the existing body of literature."Nancy Cook, associate professor of English at the University of Montana, " Honyocker Dreams is full of humor, sharp details, clear prose, and reflections on what it means to be a Westerner, past and present."-Jenny Shank, New West, "I grew up in South Texas, about as far south as one can get from the Hi-Line and still be in the United States. But the book continually brought back memories I didn't even know I had about what it was like to be a kid growing up in a small town, where one learns to rely on one's own resources. In Mr. Mogen's fine book, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about him."-David Crisp, Billings Outpost, "A compelling story and a deeply satisfying read. . . . . Honyocker Dreams provides an introspective glimpse at adventures both large and small, a consuming quest for a sense of place and belonging, and on a large scale, life's mystery and tragedy."Beef Torrey, coeditor of Jim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 19642008, "[ Honyocker Dreams ] has the true feel of human memory, the memory that recognizes past and present and future, but experiences them all at once, in the recalling and retelling of the lifetimes that have touched him."Scott P. Sanders, professor of English at the University of New Mexico, "Mogen deftly revisits the geographies of his past, resulting in an eloquence testimony to the grit and aspirations of his parents and his own talent as a lyrical chronicler."-O. Alan Weltzien, Western American Literature, " Honyocker Dreams implicitly encourages us to comprehend our origins, to become mindful of the often complex influences of place and people who have shaped us."-Brian Dillon, Billings Gazette, "I grew up in South Texas, about as far south as one can get from the Hi-Line and still be in the United States. But the book continually brought back memories I didn''t even know I had about what it was like to be a kid growing up in a small town, where one learns to rely on one''s own resources. In Mr. Mogen''s fine book, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about him."-David Crisp, Billings Outpost

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal978.6/033092 B

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Endings and Beginnings Riding the Yellowstone Trail Journeys East and West Leaving Home Honyocker Dreams Homing in on the Hi-Line Finding Home Strip-Housing Days Hudson Years on the Rocky Boys Reservation The Whitewater Time Warp Two Worlds, Fort Peck Reservation Frazer Lake Cruising Main Boom and Bust Closing the Circle Iniskim Searching for Marcus Daly Beside the Stillwater Will the Circle be Unbroken? Riding the Hi-Line into the Past Epilogue Healing Dreams Bibliographical Essay

SynopsisWhether they were actually Hungarian or Bohemian, "Hunkies" or "Bohunks," or even from Eastern Europe at all, to the old ranchers of the Great Plains, the farmers and settlers who moved in and fenced off the open land were no-account "Honyockers." And to Honyockers like David Mogen's people, who built lives in the face of great difficulty and prejudice, the name came to bear all the meaning and power of their hard-won home place. It is this sense of place, of tenacious if uneasy belonging, that David Mogen traces through his family history in Honyocker Dreams . Beginning with his father's reminiscences as he surveys the Montana landscape, Mogen weaves a narrative of memory and history, of the dreams and disappointments of working-class farmers, cowboys, and miners among his ancestors, and of the post-frontier world of Indian reservations and farming towns that endure on the Montana "Hi-Line," the flat expanse of Big Sky country that lies hard against the Canadian border east of the Rockies. From the frontier world of his parents and pioneer ancestors to the boom-and-bust tales about growing up in the small-town world of his own Montana childhood in the 1950s, Mogen travels full circle to recent journeys that reveal the paradoxical burdens and strengths of his father's cowboy legacy as well as the hidden pain and healing power of his mother's homesteading heritage. His is a journey that opens a window on a unique but little-known region of Montana and the West., To the old ranchers of the Great Plains, the farmers and settlers who moved in and fenced off the open land were no-account ""Honyockers"". And to Honyockers like David Mogen's people, the name came to bear all the meaning and power of their hard-won home place. It is this sense of place, of tenacious if uneasy belonging, that David Mogen traces through his family history in Honyocker Dreams.

LC Classification NumberCT275.M59437A3 2011