It sounds pretentious but isn’t, because Grant is no city-slicker wannabe or Instagram influencer ... At moments I wished Grant would step back a bit, try to make sense of everything — his journey, the landscape, the nation of which it’s such a storied part — to connect the dots and bring a kind of meaning to this West he’s taking us through, but he’s after something subtler. The details build.
More than a historical reenactment, the author’s exploration captures the daily lives of the people who today reside in some of the most desolate areas in the U.S.
A thoughtful and entertaining account ... Enriched by Grant’s deep knowledge of the West, matter-of-fact prose, and colorful character sketches, this is a rewarding ride.
