"THIS BOOK SHEDS AN ENTIRELY NEW LIGHT on Russell as a writer and as one who had total understanding and appreciation for what the West once was and, in the wake of progress, what it was rapidly becoming. It is a beautifully crafted book, complete with black and white and color illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index." - Roundup Magazine "This consideration of Russell as first and foremost a storyteller further establishes him as an important middleman between the different worlds of Native Americans and whites of the northern plains, myth and history, modernity, and tradition." - Journal of the West "Cristy shows how Russell amused his peers with stories that delivered sharp observations of Euro-American suppression of Indians and humorous treatment of wilderness and range issues." - Montanan "... a wonderfully engaging volume that enlightens and entertains." - Montana, The Magazine of Western History"