‘How The West Was Read’ Ep 2. WHISKEY WHEN WE’RE DRY

This month we premiered Episode 2 of our ‘How The West Was Read’ BookTube Series. The video is a review of John Larison’s historical fiction novel, WHISKEY WHEN WE’RE DRY. The story follows an unlikely heroine, Jessilyn Harney, who finds herself in the precarious position of being orphaned and left to defend her family’s homestead. Jess disguises herself as a boy in order to cross the frontier in search of her outlaw brother Noah, in hopes of the two of them returning home together. Along the way, Jess is employed by the territorial governor, whose militia is also on the hunt for Noah. Jess’ journey will take her across the Great Plains and through an identity transformation from Jessilyn Harney to Jesse Straight. 

Sas had to dust off her suit and top hat to bring you the video’s history lesson about the Gilded Age and Robber Barons. But don’t you fret none. There’s no dress code required to watch the video.