“One Man’s West is a silver knife that slices through time. We should be grateful David Lavender had the acumen to record his memories of that time and to Bison Books for keeping them in print.”—Colorado Central Magazine "Believe me, David Lavender can write. He can make you laugh; he can make people come alive in print."—Book Week “[Lavender’s] story ... Read moreis realistic and readable. . . . He [does not] spread any gloss on the hardships. He does, however, put on record some of the most engaging characters in the modern literature of the West. He makes it understandable why he says that, after damning the country mightily, one comes to an absurd affection for the particular part of it he has most reason to hate.”—New York Times “A true classic. . .  This is a book worth reading. It is also worth revisiting, if you have already ‘been there.’ This edition is enhanced by an introduction by David G. Lavender, the author’s son, and an afterword by David W. Lavender, his grandson.”—Journal of Arizona History Show Less