The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West by John Branch | Conversation StartersBill Wright and his ancestors have been ranchers on Smith Mesa for 150 years. Of recent years, however, the ranch that has been home to Wright’s rodeo champion sons and their families have increasingly been threatened by corporate cattle raisers, tourism, environmental degradation, and federal regulators. Rodeo, a favorite cowboy past time during Bill’s younger days has now become the source of funds for the ranch’s maintenance. Will the succeeding generations be able to continue the cowboy life in the coming years? Written by Pulitzer Prize winner John Branch, this book is hailed by critics as an honest and compassionate look at America’s 21st-century cowboys.A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPERthan the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,and the characters and its world still live on.Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed tobring us beneath the surface of the pageand invite us into the world that lives on.These questions can be used to..Create Hours of Conversation:• Foster a deeper understanding of the book• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before