Somewhere Out In The West a novel by Leota Korns tells the struggle of developing in the West today. It pits the stalwart people of the West with their frontier neighborliness against the newcomers, who want the West to remain as is except for sheep and cattle, and no water storage, so that rivers run wild and free. In this background developer Judith Sandstrom meets documentary film producer Robert Markham. Both have lost in this battle and share the same experiences. In the end the battle of the West is settled by a new and surprising twist of the government.