Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men - Paperback

by Joe Back (Author)

Joe Back-author of Horses, Hitches and Rocky Trails-returns to tell the guffaw-packed story about what happens when Moose tangles with Man. Back also proves he is an incredible pen-and-ink artist who loves both man and beast and the hilarious, fantastic situations they get themselves into-all inadvertently, of course. In Mooching Moose and Mumbling Men, Back once again proves that he is a treasure of the American West.

Author Biography

Joe Back was born in Ohio in 1899 and moved to Wyoming when he was thirteen. He served as a machine gun instructor during World War I, then took up trade as a cowboy, guide, and packer. Later, he spent four years at the Art Institute of Chicago where, to use Joe's words, he "damn near starved to death." Art education changed his life, however, and although he went back to packing and guiding, he also became nationally known as a sculptor. Joe Back died September 7, 1986 at age 87--through the magic of his illustrations and writing, we celebrate and share his work.