
FRANCIE BRINK BERG, with co-authors Anne Brink Krickel and Jeanie Brink Thiessen. Montana Stirrups, Sage and Shenanigans: Western Ranch Life in a Forgotten Era. Flying Diamond Books. 408 pages, hardcover, $39.95; paperback $29.95. www.MontanaStirrupsandSage.com
An Old West epic with a modern