Jerry Potts: Scout, Frontiersman and Hero

Philip S. Long has Lived his entire life in the west. Born in Maple Creak Saskatchewan, his knowledge of the ranching country of the prairies and mountains has enabled him to write freely of a vast expanse in all areas. His early years in school were an experience in themselves, as he rode alone from the ranch, nine miles night and morning on his faithful horse until his father, T. B. Long, purchased a Model T Ford for his use when he was eleven years old. Long finished his education at Bozeman, Montana. Since then he worked as a cowboy, steam engineer, truck and bus driver, operating engineer on construction, musician, (drums, piano, trumpet and band leader), publisher of a small weekly newspaper and author of fourteen books seven of which were published, until his death in 1979 at the age of 66. From his wealth of experiences the following books by the same author are available: Seventy Years A Cowboy, The Great Canadian Range, Dreams, Dust and Depression, Jerry Potts, Ranchboy Hunter, Showdown At Rocky Butte, and Peril On The Highways.