The Lords of the Valley is the intertwining of two voices, one male and one female, to tell the story of life in and around a tiny, remote ranching community on the Oklahoma/New Mexico border from the 1890s through the 1930s. LaVerne Hanners's gentle, helpful commentary is woven through the unaltered text of Ed Lord's "Our Sheltered Lives", a curt, no-nonsense account of his life as a cowpuncher, freighter, and storekeeper in Kenton, Oklahoma. Hanners also was a longtime resident of Kenton. Lord and Hanners both describe a way of life that demanded toughness - stoicism, commitment, and humor...
The Lords of the Valley is the intertwining of two voices, one male and one female, to tell the story of life in and around a tiny, remote ranching co...
