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The Crazies: Author Amy Gamerman on Land, Legacy, and the Modern Range War

Episode 43

The Crazies: Author Amy Gamerman on Land, Legacy, and the Modern Range War

1:08:39 - 06/26/2025

On this episode of the Land Investor podcast, acclaimed journalist and author Amy Gamerman joins Matt and Ryan to discuss her gripping new book, The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospectors, and a War Out West, named one of Amazon's Best Nonfiction Books of 2025 So Far. Set in Montana's iconic Crazy Mountains, this true story chronicles a high-stakes modern land conflict where billionaire landowners, fifth-generation ranchers, and Native activists clash over wind energy, conservation, and land rights. Amy shares what drew her from the pages of The Wall Street Journal into this five-year investigation and reflects on what this deeply human dispute reveals about ownership, identity, and the enduring pull of the American West. 

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Meet The Hosts

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Ryan Bramlette, ALC

Fay Ranches

Ranch Sales | Licensed in MT

(406) 580-9569 rbramlette@fayranches.com See Everything by Ryan
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Matt Henningsen

Fay Ranches

Ranch Sales | Licensed in MT

(406) 570-5072 mhenningsen@fayranches.com See Everything by Matt
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Meet The Guests

Amy Gamerman

Author

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