Review of \u3ci\u3eAll Our Stories Are Here: Critical Perspectives on Montana Literature\u3c/i\u3e edited by Brady Harrison

This remarkable collection of essays offers something for every reader interested in Montana literature, from the well read to newcomers to the field. All the contributors are literary scholars, but some of their subject matter might come as a surprise. For example, Nancy Cook examines romance writers\u27 use of Montana as a setting in her essay, pointing out in a footnote that despite the number of young, handsome ranch owners available in the pages of such books, the average age of a farm/ranch operator in Montana [in 1997] was fifty-four, with the number of men under age thirty-four about 0.5 percent of that population. Nonetheless, it\u27s hard to deny Montana\u27s popularity as a romantic setting, and, despite the downturn in movie, television, and mass market westerns, the Cowboy remains a romantic figure