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Frank Bergon
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The Toughest Kid We Knew
From critically acclaimed author Frank Bergon comes a new personal narrative about the San Joaquin Valley in California. This intimate companion to Two-Buck Chuck & The Marlboro Man brings us back to an Old West at odds with New West realities where rapid change is a common trait and memories are of rural beauty. Despite the physical transformations wrought by technology and modernity in the twenty-first century, elements of an older way of thinking still remain, and Bergon traces its presence using experiences from his own family and friends. Communal camaraderie, love of the land and its food, and joy in hard work done well describe Western lives ignored or misrepresented in most histories...
Visions of a Basque American Westerner
A book analyzing the work of writer Frank Bergon
Two-Buck Chuck & The Marlboro Man
Frank Bergon’s astonishing portrayals of people in California’s San Joaquin Valley reveal a country where the culture of a vanishing West lives on in many twenty-first-century Westerners, despite the radical technological transformations around them. All are immigrants, migrants, their children, or their grandchildren whose lives intertwine with the author’s, including several races and ethnicities: Chicanos, Mexicans, African Americans, Italians, Asians, Native Americans, Scots-Irish descendants of Steinbeck’s Okies, and Basques of the author’s own heritage. Bergon presents a powerful array of rural and small-town Westerners who often see themselves as part of a region and a way o...
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
"The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806" stands as a seminal historical work documenting the pioneering expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark across the uncharted expanses of the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Through detailed entries, the journals vividly portray the expedition's challenges, triumphs, and encounters with Native American tribes, offering invaluable insights into the exploration of the American West. Written with a keen eye for detail and a profound appreciation for the natural world, Lewis and Clark's observations of geography, flora, and fauna remain unparalleled, providing a comprehensive record of the era. A cornerstone of American history and adventure literature, this work embodies the spirit of exploration and serves as a timeless testament to human perseverance.
Wild Game
Frank Bergon returns to the region he knows best in this novel based on actual events that took place in Nevada during the 1980s. When Jack Irigaray, a biologist for the Division of Wildlife, agrees to go along as backup on what should be a routine arrest of a poacher in the Black Rock Desert, he has no way of knowing that the decision will irrevocably alter his life. In the space of a few hours he will see two men die, one a close friend; he will come near death himself; and he will plunge into a world of obsession, self-destruction, and vengeance that will consume years of his life.
Shoshone Mike
In 1911 a posse chased an itinerant Shoshone family across 200 hundred miles of Nevada desert and slaughtered them. Shoshone Mike re-creates this final chapter in the Old West through the eyes of an anachronistic sheriff.
The Wilderness Reader
A collection of writings from 26 conservationists whose experiences bring the reader into direct confrontation with nature in all its beauty and power.
The Temptations of St. Ed & Brother S
In the 1990s many people are concerned about the environment, as are St. Ed and Brother S, the only monks at the Hermitage of Solitude in the Desert. Now there is a nuclear waste dump planned for nearby land, and both monks, as well as the Shoshone Indians, object. The monks also face temptations, including lust and the desire for fame. Strong language and some descriptions of sex.
Looking Far West
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