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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel

"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did."

So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Wallsâ‚¬s no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier townâ‚¬"riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one of whom is Jeannetteâ‚¬s memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle.
Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kindsâ‚¬"against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didnâ‚¬t fit the mold. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesenâ‚¬s Out of Africa or Beryl Markhamâ‚¬s West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 29947717
ReleaseDate 2010-09-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781416586296

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