Half broke horses [large print] a true-life novel / Jeannette Walls. /
A true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith (the author's grandmother) who at age six helped her father break horses, at age fifteen left home to teach in a frontier town, and later as a wife and mother runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy--but despite a life of hardscrabble drudgery still remains a woman of indomitable spirit.
Record details
- ISBN: 1602855722
- ISBN: 9781602855724
- Physical Description: 390 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: [large print]
- Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Pub., 2009.
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- 12 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | LP FIC WALLS (Text) | 36015001295068 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | LP FIC WALLS (Text) | 36015000889333 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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A true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith (the author's grandmother) who at age six helped her father break horses, at age fifteen left home to teach in a frontier town, and later as a wife and mother runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy--but despite a life of hardscrabble drudgery still remains a woman of indomitable spirit.
