Alone on the mountain : sheepherding in the American West
  by Sherlock, Patti.
  Doubleday, c1979.
  Call #: 636.3/08/30978
  Subjects Shepherds -- West (U.S.)
  Sheep -- West (U.S.)
  Shepherds -- Idaho.
  Sheep -- Idaho.
  ISBN:  0385140568 :
  0385150989 :
  Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.  

 ALONE ON THE MOUNTAIN

The sheepherders of the West who graze and tend their flocks have never inspired the kind of romance and legend that surround that archetypal American hero, the cowboy. But to Patti Sherlock, who has shared their solitude and their rugged hospitality high in the mountains of Idaho, they are an unforgettable lot. Crusty, hard-drinking men, they live in metal-covered wagons and tepees. Guarding their wooly, bleating charges, they face constant danger; coyotes, cougars and bears will savage the flock that is left unwatched. Structuring her inquisitive and observant book around the words of the Twenty-third Psalm, the author reflects on the sheepherder's unspoken closeness to God, on his serenity and deep respect for the earth and its seasons. The rhythms of the sheepherder's life are splendidly recreated in this warm and infectious book, illustrated with drawings by artist Earl Thollander.