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When I Came West

A young woman discovers the romance and brutality of remote Montana

“A tour de force, brilliant, utterly candid, and unforgettable.”—Dale L. Walker, author of Eldorado and Pacific Destiny

As a young college student in the early 1970s, Laurie Wagner had never camped out, never gone hiking, and never lived without electricity or indoor plumbing. Yet she walked away from these comforts and headed for the wildest reaches of Montana to live with a man she had not met in person. 

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A simple, well-organized e-book written by well-published and award-winning poet and writer Laurie Wagner Buyer. Twenty tips and guidelines to help all writers. 

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Side Canyons
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Side Canyons, the e-book version, is now available for download to your computer and/or to print out for your personal enjoyment. I hope the story will captivate your heart and perhaps change your life, as living these events changed mine. If you have any questions about my memorable river trip or about the ins-and-outs of keeping this story alive in the world.
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