All in a Lifetime

Jim Bell was born in 1891, in a log house thirteen miles from Calgary. Encouraged by his son to share the sayings, stories, and happenings of a time many of us have never known, Jim began his memoir, offering a fascinating account of a rancher's life and painting a vivid picture of the challenges he faced and the changes he witnessed-from the horse-and-buggy era to seeing men reach the moon. A gifted storyteller with a lively sense of humor, Jim Bell describes his life on the prairies of Western Canada in the early 1900s and later running cattle in the foothills of southern Oregon. He had an incredible understanding of horses, and spent much of his life breaking colts, working stock, and working with the horses he loved.