“A Kind of Man” by Allen Morris Jones
Publisher Farcountry Press writes: From the windswept plains to the shadowed mines of Butte, Montana, Poet Laureate Allen Morris Jones delivers a powerful collection of stories steeped in grit, memory, loss, and resilience. A Kind of Man gathers some of Jones’s finest short fiction—including the never-before-published novella A Kind of Man, set during the devastating 1917 Speculator Mine disaster.
Rich with unforgettable characters and a deep sense of place, these stories explore the changing American West and the people shaped by it.
- Features a brand-new novella centered on the tragic 1917 Butte mining disaster
- Explores Montana life across generations, landscapes, and eras
- Written by Montana’s 2025–2027 Poet Laureate
- Perfect for readers of literary fiction, Western fiction, and regional storytelling
- Includes stories of ranch life, mining communities, identity, family, and survival
Heartbreaking but sharp, light on its feet but utterly human.”
—Jamie Harrison, author of The River View
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