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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel by Walls, Jeannette
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Personalize
- Yes
- Type
- Novel
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781416586296
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1416586296
ISBN-13
9781416586296
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038480893
Product Key Features
Book Title
Half Broke Horses : a True-Life Novel
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Literary, Coming of Age, Biographical
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-018781
Reviews
[An] eloquent tribute to a pragmatic heroine . . . A powerhousefast-moving, fearless and impossible to forget.Michelle Green, People, [Jeannette Walls is] the third generation of a line of indomitable women whose paths she has inscribed on the permanent record, enriching the common legend of our American past."—Liesl Schillinger,New York Times Book Review(cover review), "Jeannette Walls . . . once again proves that the combination of gifted storyteller with great stories is both rare and intoxicating."-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, [Jeannette Walls is] the third generation of a line of indomitable women whose paths she has inscribed on the permanent record, enriching the common legend of our American past.Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review (cover review), "Jeannette Walls . . . once again proves that the combination of gifted storyteller with great stories is both rare and intoxicating."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jeannette Walls . . . once again proves that the combination of gifted storyteller with great stories is both rare and intoxicating."-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "[An] eloquent tribute to a pragmatic heroine . . . A powerhouse—fast-moving, fearless and impossible to forget."—Michelle Green,People, [Jeannette Walls is] the third generation of a line of indomitable women whose paths she has inscribed on the permanent record, enriching the common legend of our American past.ee"Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review (cover review), "[An] eloquent tribute to a pragmatic heroine . . . A powerhouse--fast-moving, fearless and impossible to forget."--Michelle Green, People, eoe[An] eloquent tribute to a pragmatic heroine . . . A powerhousee"fast-moving, fearless and impossible to forget.ee"Michelle Green, People, eoeJeannette Walls . . . once again proves that the combination of gifted storyteller with great stories is both rare and intoxicating."-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer, [Jeannette Walls is] the third generation of a line of indomitable women whose paths she has inscribed on the permanent record, enriching the common legend of our American past."--Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review (cover review), "[An] eloquent tribute to a pragmatic heroine . . . A powerhouse-fast-moving, fearless and impossible to forget."-Michelle Green, People, [Jeannette Walls is] the third generation of a line of indomitable women whose paths she has inscribed on the permanent record, enriching the common legend of our American past."-Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review (cover review)
Synopsis
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. "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., From the author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon-- "Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt" ( Chicago Tribune). Half Broke Horses has transfixed readers everywhere. "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.
LC Classification Number
PS3623.A3644H35 2009
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- Jan 22, 2020Top favourable review
May be hard for young folks to believe
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- Nov 07, 2017
Half Broke Horse
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- Dec 02, 2017
Good reading!
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- Feb 05, 2024
Fun story.
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- Apr 30, 2021
Beautiful, compelling story!
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- 9***9 (182)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGood transaction. Took a few days longer than expected. But item arrived thoughtfully packaged and was exactly as described.
- e***n (104)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping was incredibly fast and was packaged perfectly. The item was as described, and the price was better than I could find on Amazon! I love they even included a personalized note in my package! 
- w***0 (2499)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFlawless transaction. FAST shipping. Awesome packaging. As described. Recommended seller A+++++