Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blue Hen’s Chick | 1965 | A.B. Guthrie, Jr. | Buy |
| 2 | Big Sky, Fair Land | 1974 | A.B. Guthrie, Jr. | Buy |
| 3 | Images from the Great West | 1990 | A.B. Guthrie, Jr. | Buy |
| 4 | A Field Guide to Writing Fiction | 1991 | A.B. Guthrie, Jr. | Buy |
This page collects the non-fiction works of A.B. Guthrie Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Big Sky and The Way West. His non-fiction draws on the same deep connection to the American West that shaped his fiction.
The Blue Hen’s Chick (1965) is Guthrie’s autobiography, covering his upbringing in Montana and his path to becoming a writer. Big Sky, Fair Land (1974) collects essays about the western landscape and life. Images from the Great West (1990) pairs his writing with photography of the region. A Field Guide to Writing Fiction (1991), published the year of his death, distills his decades of experience into advice for other writers.
These four books offer a view of Guthrie beyond his novels, revealing the man behind some of the most respected fiction about the American frontier.