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Matt Tredway‘s New Book ‘The West: Essays of Mountain Cowboys’ Celebrates Ranching Heritage
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Steamboat Springs, CO – Longtime resident matt Tredway, a former Steamboat Springs High School wrestling coach and teacher, is set to release his new book, “The West: Essays of Mountain Cowboys,” within the next two weeks. The book is a collection of stories celebrating the cowboy lifestyle and the ranchers who embody it, stretching from Tredway’s hometown of Gunnison to the Yampa Valley.
A Lifetime of Cowboy Stories
Tredway, who embraced the cowboy lifestyle as childhood, draws from personal experiences and the stories of ranchers he’s encountered throughout his life. “I was a town kid, but grew up working on those ranches,” Tredway stated, emphasizing the deep connection to the land and its people.
The book, “essays of Mountain Cowboys,” is a tapestry woven from Tredway’s personal family stories and the narratives of cowboys he has worked alongside. It pays tribute to iconic Routt County ranching families,including the Green,Daughenbaugh,Stanko,Deline,and Schalnus families. Ranchers such as Shane Yeager, Cass Leonard, and the Hildreth brothers are also featured, alongside stories honoring cowboy artists like Curtis Zabel, Rudi Mergelman, and Barbara East.
Did You know? The number of farms and ranches in the United States is estimated at 2.04 million, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service [[1]].
Where to Find the Book
“The West: Essays of Mountain Cowboys” is expected to be available at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore, located at 68 Ninth St. in Steamboat Springs [[3]], within the next two weeks.It will also be available at the Abracadabra bookstore in Gunnison, with an online release planned for this fall.
A Glimpse into the Tack Room
tredway aims to transport readers into his personal tack room, a space filled with Western memorabilia. he explains that the stories and memories within the book are intrinsically linked to the collection of artifacts in his home, including saddles, spurs, and chaps.
“The collection I gaze at hangs on a wall in my tack room. It surrounds a leather stitcher and a table where I craft chaps, saddles and other cowboy tools,” Tredway writes in the introduction. “To the untrained eye, it’s a haphazard group of worn saddles, rusty spurs and old faded leather. To me it is a unique assemblage of yester-year screaming to be heard.”
