Red River Roamer - Brossura

Graham, Betty

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1414016360 ISBN 13: 9781414016368

Casa editrice: AuthorHouse, 2003

Riassunto

Thirteen year old Andy Yoakum isworried about the break-up of his family due to drought conditions on the NorthTexas farm. His mother has already gone back to her East Texas mother's homeand vows to go California with her brother if Andy's pa does not sellout andjoin her. His pa, caught between trying to salvage the farm and giving up to gowith her, takes to drink. Andy searches for a way to hold his family together. When his pa finally sells most ofthe farm and prepares to leave for California with his mother, Andy agrees tostay behind. He is to be watched over by a neighbor who gives him ajob and promises to see that he is fed. Before his father leaves, a straydog shows up to gather scraps at the back door and Andy asks to keep him.'He is a wild dog from the river,' his father says.' 'Hecan't be tamed.' The dog, Andy discovers, has ajob also. Andy follows him on his next visit to the house and finds that thedog is caring for an old man, an ex-Texas Ranger, livingin a dugout on the river. The three ofthem--Ranger,dog (named Roamer), and Andy become fast friends. Tragedy strikes but Andy sees itthrough with Roamer's help. When his family returns, Andy is told that he maykeep Roamer, but no one expects Roamer to be entirely a home bound dog. ARoamer is a roamer--especially is he is a Red River Roamer.

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L'autore

Historical fiction is a pursuit of first time author, BettyW. Graham. She credits her interest in researching local history/to her fivechildren, each of whom was born in a different state. Her historical researchsince her family joined her includes Alabama's capital of the Confederacy;Nebraska's Windlass Hill and pioneer wagon trails; Colorado's Cripple Creekmining camp; and Georgia's Revolutionary War Patriot settlements. The Red River of Texas, her native state, was the scene ofmany conflicts between the Texas Rangers and Plains Indians which provided thebackground for her first novel for children, 'Slowpoke', as well as'Red River Roamer.' In 1941, Betty received her M.S. degree from Texas Woman'sUniversity where she was art editor of the DaedalianQuarterly and Silver Anthology ofDaedalian QuarterlyVerse. She taught in primary and secondary schools in Texas and Oklahoma beforebecoming head of the art dept. at Edmond State College, Edmond Oklahoma. Latershe returned to teach at Texas Woman's University while her husband completedhis Bachelor of Music degree. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers andIllustrators, she has published four short stories and self-published threepaperback books.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: AuthorHouse
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1414016360
• ISBN 13: 9781414016368
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 68
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