A Shared West
This selection of books and movies explores growing up gay and living in the American West.  It complements "Out West" - an exhibit and series of programs offered at Burton Barr Central Library throughout March.  The exhibit features rare Arizona gay rodeo posters, programs, photographs, belt buckles and pins provided by the Arizona Gay Rodeo Association.

 Cathedral City by Hinton, Gregory.   Cathedral City
Hinton, Gregory.
 
 Desperate hearts by Hinton, Gregory.   Desperate hearts
Hinton, Gregory.
As funny, heart-wrenching, and evocative as "Cathedral City, Desperate Hearts" reacquaints readers w ...
 
 Harlan's race by Warren, Patricia Nell.   Harlan's race
Warren, Patricia Nell.
 
 The fancy dancer by Warren, Patricia Nell.   The fancy dancer
Warren, Patricia Nell.
 
 My West by Warren, Patricia Nell.   My West
Warren, Patricia Nell.
 
 One is the sun by Warren, Patricia Nell.   One is the sun
Warren, Patricia Nell.
Surviving a massacre of wise Mayan priestesses, Earth Thunder flees her temple and journeys north to ...
 
 Two spirits by   Two spirits
Examines the role of two-spirit people in the Navajo culture in the context of the story of a gay yo ...
 
 Brokeback mountain by Proulx, Annie.   Brokeback mountain
Proulx, Annie.
"Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working a sheepherder and ...
 
 Brokeback Mountain by   Brokeback Mountain
It's 1963, a time in the United States when life was simple, straightforward and the lines between t ...
 
 Two spirits : a story of life with the Navajo by Williams, Walter L., 1948-   Two spirits : a story of life with the Navajo
Williams, Walter L., 1948-
 
 Wounded : a novel by Everett, Percival L.   Wounded : a novel
Everett, Percival L.
"Training horses is dangerous - a head-to-head confrontation with 1,000 pounds of muscle and little ...
 
 City lights, country candles by Hayes, Penny, 1940-   City lights, country candles
Hayes, Penny, 1940-
 
 Cassandra at the wedding by Baker, Dorothy, 1907-1968.   Cassandra at the wedding
Baker, Dorothy, 1907-1968.
 
 The miseducation of Cameron Post by Danforth, Emily M.   The miseducation of Cameron Post
Danforth, Emily M.
In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch tow ...
 
 Native by Henderson, William Haywood.   Native
Henderson, William Haywood.
"Only once in a great while does an author create a story so startlingly distinctive that the reader ...
 
 Under the mercy trees : a novel by Newton, Heather.   Under the mercy trees : a novel
Newton, Heather.
Martin Owenby is forced to face his troubled past when he returns to his small hometown in the mount ...
 
 Now is the hour by Spanbauer, Tom.   Now is the hour
Spanbauer, Tom.
 
 The man who fell in love with the moon : a novel by Spanbauer, Tom.   The man who fell in love with the moon : a novel
Spanbauer, Tom.
 
 Any kind of luck by Sibley, William Jack.   Any kind of luck
Sibley, William Jack.
"That's Manhattan hand model Clu Latimore's first thought upon his return to an all-too-familiar rur ...
 
 A shared range by Grey, Andrew.   A shared range
Grey, Andrew.
After a year in medical school, Dakota Holden returned home to take care of the family business full ...
 
 Heartlands : a gay man's odyssey across America by Rist, Darrell Yates.   Heartlands : a gay man's odyssey across America
Rist, Darrell Yates.
"The open road has long been at the heart of the American spirit. From Alexis de Tocqueville to Jack ...
 
 Taboo by Rickel, Boyer.   Taboo
Rickel, Boyer.
An impressionistic memoir offers images of a life in progress including scenes from Boyer Rickel's r ...
 
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