Montana, As Lived and Painted by Charles Russell by George M Papa

Charlie Russell ran the table in three worlds. First he lived and fulfilled his dream to go West and be a real cowboy. This happened when his wealthy father finally allowed him to go to Montana, hoping he would get tired of chasing cows and come home. Charlie never looked back! He happily spent the rest of his life among the cowboys and Indians he loved. The second world was that of art. Largely self taught, Charlie soon excelled at recording on paper and canvas the astonishing western scenes he witnessed on the range. Today the action he captured on canvas fetches as much as four million dollars apiece. Originally he was happy to just give these paintings away to anyone who admired them. Finally, Charlie excelled at storytelling. The yarns and episodes he participated in with the real movers and shakers of the front-line renegade West made Tom Sawyer look like a choir boy. All of this, plus two hundred fifty-six of his pre-automobile paintings and other photographs grace the unforgettable pages of this book.