Ernest Hemingway Worked on "A Farewell to Arms" at Wyoming's Spear Ranch

If you like your cowboy fantasies with a dash of literary zest, a 300-acre in Big Horn, , is waiting for you.

dates back to the 1880s, when it was the home of the pioneer Willis Spear, who owned a cattle company along with his dude ranch. The property’s biggest claim to fame, however, might be that it hosted Ernest Hemingway in 1928. That year, he holed up in a ranch cabin and finished the first draft of A Farewell to Arms . Aspiring writers may take a page from Hemingway’s book and use one of the guest houses or cabins on site as an artistic retreat.

“The Spear Ranch isn’t just land; it’s a direct link to the titans of the West, from the pioneering Spear family to literary giants like Hemingway,” said Peter Widener, a partner at Hall and Hall, which holds the $29 million listing. “It