The Official Author SIte of Shane Dunning
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Death at Lame Deer
Slaughter on the Otter
Slaughter on the Otter
Forest B Dunning's Historical Fiction Novel of Cattle Rusting culminating in the Head Chief-Young Mule Incident. I did some of the original research on this book, designed the cover, created the original maps and assisted in the editing.
Slaughter on the Otter
Slaughter on the Otter
Slaughter on the Otter
Forest B. Dunning's book on the History of the Bear Creek Sheep Raid and John B. Kendrick. I did most of the original research included in this short book and assisted with the editing and cover design.
Where Elephants Walk
Slaughter on the Otter
Where Elephants Walk
Al Townsend's True Adventures Hunting the Plains of Africa. Al is a family friend and I was pleased to help him edit this book and assist him with its images.
Coming in Late 2020!
THe Hill House, Birney Montana
Started as a Dude Ranch Cabin
The residence now known as the Hill House was originally a dude cabin, "Mr. Cook's cabin" at the Bones Brothers Ranch. The two cattle skulls guarding the front door are purportedly from the original 3 Circle Ranch Texas Trail herd. It was originally built for Bones Brothers in 1936. The cabin was purchased by Theodora "Teddy" Goldsmith Lane and moved to its present location, with excellent views of the Tongue River and Hanging Woman Creek Valleys, in 1955
Named for its location on a hill overlooking Birney
Teddy was a wealthy widow from the East. Shortly after moving the cabin to its present location, she married Robert Jones, a local ranch man. When Teddy died in 1959, Bob inherited the cabin and subsequently married Christine Spicer. Bob passed away and Christine gained possession. She married Peter Valentine and they lived together in the Hill House until Peter's death. Christine continued to occupy the cabin until 2016, when she sold the place to its current owner, Forest Dunning.
Renovated in 2018 & 2019
Al Townsend of Buffalo, Wyoming spent several months in 2018 and 2019 renovating the interior of the cabin, expanding the bathroom, refinishing the chimney wall and refinishing the interior log walls. In 2019 Forest added a small corral and several outbuildings,