Of Mountains and Men

About the Book

From the mountains of New York to the ideals embodied by the Statue of Liberty, Of Mountains and Men is a collection of poems celebrating the American landscape, freedom, individuality, and the people who shape the nation's story.

Drawing inspiration from mountain life, wilderness adventures, working-class communities, and the enduring pursuit of liberty, Albert Bianchine explores themes that remain deeply relevant today.

About the Author

Author Bio Al Bianchine Al's adventures in the high alpine of North America have inspired collections of poetry entitled Of Mountains and Men, and short stories White Dreams, as well as a Historical Novel of Arapahoe Basin, The Legend. After meeting his wife Kathy, an avid horse woman in Aspen, Colorado, it comes as no surprise that out of the mountains of manure a new collection of short stories, All God's Horses, about the love and heartache, that they bring has arisen. The Coal Seam Fire, is a harrowing fiction story based on a Colorado forest fire which was started by an underground burning coal seam that burst through the earth. Only the heroic ride of a young girl and her talented horse can save the isolated mountain barn and it's rescued horses from certain demise.