In Holding Up the Hills, Leo R. Ward tells the story of his childhood in rural Montana during the Great Depression and World War II. Ward's memoir captures the daily struggles of his family as they worked to eke out a living from the unforgiving land, as well as his own coming-of-age and search for an identity beyond his small town. At once a personal story and a window onto a bygone era, Holding Up the Hills is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

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