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Half Broke Horses - A True-Life Novel (Paperback)
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Half Broke Horses - A True-Life Novel (Paperback)
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"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did." So begins
the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls'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 town--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 who is Jeannette'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 kinds--against women, Native Americans, and anyone
else who didn'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 Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the
Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers
everywhere.
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Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2010 |
First published: |
September 2010 |
Authors: |
Walls
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Dimensions: |
202 x 132 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4165-8629-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4165-8629-6 |
Barcode: |
9781416586296 |
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