Earl Murray

Earl Patrick Murray once worked in botany and natural resource management. He is the author of thirty-five novels and nonfiction books that deal with the American West. His novel, " Song of Wovoka, " was a finalist for the 1992 Western Writers of America Spur Award for historical fiction. Earl was born Aug. 25, 1950, in Great Falls, Mont. He grew up on a ranch in the heart of "Big Sky Country" near Square Butte, which nurtured what became a …