A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
5 SeriesA.B. Guthrie, Jr. (1901-1991) was an American novelist and screenwriter known for his western fiction. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel "The Way West" and was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for the film "Shane." Guthrie also authored the Sheriff Chick Charleston series.
In "The Big Sky" by A.B. Guthrie, Jr., Boone Caudill, a young Kentuckian driven by a desire to explore, joins Jim Deakins and Dick Summers on a journey from St. Louis to the Rocky Mountains. The trio engages in various roles as trappers, traders, guides, and explorers. This novel captures their adventures and challenges in the untamed wilderness, highlighting Caudill's yearning for discovery.
