Monte Walsh (novel)
| Author | Jack Schaefer |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Western |
| Publisher | Bison Books |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 978-0-82635-857-8 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | - |
Monte Walsh is a Western novel written by Jack Schaefer and published on January 1, 1963. It was loosely adapted into a movie in 1970 and a television series in 2003.
Plot[edit]
Monte Walsh has never met a horse he couldn't ride, and Chet Rollins has never met one he couldn't rope. For a decade they are unbeatable and inseparable, working as trail hands throughout the West until finally settling with Cal Brennan's Slash Y. Their rough cowboy ethics see them through every imaginable challenge: blizzards, rustlers, outlaws, and card games gone wrong. Partial to pretty women, gambling, and practical jokes, Monte is often on the receiving end of trouble, while Chet is always there to break him out of jail or serve as a decoy until Monte can get out of town in a hurry.
As the West begins to change, however—the automobile replacing the horse, the herds breaking up—the two friends part ways. Chet marries and goes on to become a successful merchant, banker, and politician; but Monte, unable to imagine anything but the cowboy's way of life, refuses to the end to leave the range.
Adaptations[edit]
Monte Walsh was loosely adapted into the 1970 film of the same name starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, and Jack Palance,[1] and again as a 2003 television film starring Tom Selleck.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Boyle, Molly. "Writer from nowhere: How Jack Schaefer found the West in himself". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Meyer, Carla (January 19, 2012). "'Monte Walsh' -- aimless in Old West / Tom Selleck, scenery are high points of TNT cowboy drama that lacks action". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 1, 2021.