Stopping to Think

  The Last of the Mountain Men: the True Story of an Idaho Solitary by Harold Peterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sylvan Hart was a fascinating man. I'd love to read a biography of him. This book is less biography, and more magazine style profile, interjected with the author's own nostalgia for a bygone era, some fascinating bits of Idaho (and other western) history, and a little travel log thrown in. Peterson pulled it off for the most part, though it would have been better if he had done a little more reporter stuff and a little less ametuer philosopher stuff. Definitely worth a read if you want an interesting story, or are interested in Idaho history. View all my reviews