Dare to Dream - A Novel (Paperback)

At the start of the 1940s, Montana cowgirl Nettie Brady Moser has overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles on the journey toward her dream of being a professional rodeo rider. In the 1920s, she struggled against her family's expectations and social prejudice against rodeo cowgirls. During the Great Depression, falling in love and marrying Jake Moser, then raising their son Neil took priority over rodeos, as did the constant struggle in search of grass for their horses in the drought-stricken dust bowl years. And then when Nettie did resume riding, she was devastated by the death of her friend and mentor, Marie Gibson, in a rodeo accident.
In the spring of 1941, Nettie, now 36, has grieved the loss of her friend. To regain her heart and spirit, Nettie is determined to ride again at a Cheyenne, Wyoming. To her dismay, the male-dominated Rodeo Association of America (RAA) enforces its rule barring women from riding rough stock and denies her the chance to ride. Her fury at the discrimination can't change things for women -- yet.
Based on the life of the author's grandmother, who rode rough stock in Montana in the 1920s, this sweeping romance parallels the evolution of women's rodeo from the golden years of the 1920s, producing many world champion riders, and shows its decline, beginning in the 1930s and ending with World War II in 1941.

General

Imprint:	Two Dot Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	Heidi Thomas
Dimensions:	201 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-7627-9700-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Equestrian & animal sports > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-7627-9700-2
Barcode:	9780762797004

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