August 2, 2023
Kruckenberg releases third book on ‘Big Bend Country’
Having told the absorbing and deeply personal stories of his own family and their lives in northeastern Mercer County in two previous books, an author with local ties now turns his pen to the larger history of the region and the legacy of storytelling about its settlement.
“On Fertile Ground” is the third book about “Big Bend Country” by Larry Lee Kruckenberg, who now lives with his wife Roene in Cheyenne, Wyo. At 500 pages and over 100 chapters, it is a thorough and engaging look into the world of Big Bend Country in the period from 1873 through 1899.
“Hearing about some of my mom’s early years in Mercer County, I just knew there was a lot more history that I needed to dig into,” he said.
