Leaving Wyoming

the long version

This is a beautifully written novel which also contains rich information for anyone interested in the "wild west" era. It is the story of a young man who grew up in Idaho, but is given the name "Wyoming" by Butch Cassidy...Wyoming is part of the last years of the Butch/Sundance "Wild Bunch". This story takes place after the Wild Bunch splits up on the their final run for freedom after a train robbery sets the Pinkertons on their trail, big-time. Butch and Sundance head for South America and into legend...they are not really in the story per se, but there is great historical info about them. The title character Wyoming runs with two other gang members...there are conflicts, and he ends up in Alberta, sheltered by a very interesting Norweigan immigrant woman called Veccha, who shares a "Seer's" talent with Two Bears, an Native American elder.