Beer, Ralph, — The Blind Corral.

NY, Penguin, (1987). VG PB. When Jackson Heckethorn, bruised and broken, returns home from the army to his family ranch in Montana, he finds the place has. changed, Helicopters now patrol the air over the range the way cowboys used to ride across. Big real-estate developers are buying out the other ranchers, turning their land into a vista of condos and malls. Soon the mystery and the healing power of the land bind him to the ranch, drawing him into the harsh routine of life on the plain. A crisp beautifully written novel that captures the atmosphere and dignity of a way of life that is slowly dying.