Book description
The first woman to travel the rodeo and wild-west-show circuits records her twenty-year career when she successfully competed with the male riders for championships, trophies, prize money, and broken bones
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1 author picked Rodeo Road as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is fun! A rare autobiography of one of early rodeoās star athletes, Vera McGinnis tells her story as a non-ranching woman who began a career in rodeo riding broncs and relay racing. This book reads like an action film with an early twentieth-century style of prose. We get bronc rides, relay wrecks, barns evenĀ stowaway rides on trainsĀ as Vera breaks into rodeo life. Through her firsthandĀ account, readersĀ are introduced to the rodeo āfamily.ā Vera tells of the physical setbacks that rodeo contestants faced, the personal sacrifices cowgirls made to keep rodeoing, and perhaps most enlighteningā¦
From Tracey's list on The best books on cowgirls and ranching women.
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