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Half Broke Horses: A True-life Novel



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Author
Walls, Jeannette
Descriptors
Biographical Fiction
Family Relationships
Historical Fiction-American
Marriage
Ranch Life
Survival
Teachers
Location/Setting:
Time Period:
1900s
1910s
1920s
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Summary
This novel is based on the life of the author's grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. Rancher/teacher Lily raises two children, trains horses, plays poker, sells moonshine, and flies airplanes. Lily's daughter, Rosemary, becomes the author's mother.
Critique
A heartwarming story of the American West and an astonishing woman. Recommend.
ISBN
9781416586289
  iBistro
# of Pages
272
Published
2009
Formats
Reviewer's Initials: ED


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