
Cherokee Rose
A Novel Inspired by the West's First Cowgirl
Judy Alter(Author)
TwoDot Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-4930-5271-4 (ISBN)
Description
Cherokee Rose tells the story of Rodeo cowgirl Tommy Joe Burns, an Oklahoma girl who earned the praise of Theodore Roosevelt for her daring and bravery as a rough-stock rider in the early years of the 20th century.
Judy Alter's storytelling and impeccable historical research bring the era of the old west to life while highlighting the life of Tommy Joe Burns.
Judy Alter's storytelling and impeccable historical research bring the era of the old west to life while highlighting the life of Tommy Joe Burns.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Guilford
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
509 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-5271-4 (9781493052714)
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08/2022
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Person
Judy Alter is the author of over a hundred books, fiction and nonfiction for both adults and young adults. Her awards include the 2005 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement, Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, the Western Heritage (Wrangler) Award from the National Cowboy Museum and Hall of Fame, and a Best Juvenile of the Year Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. She was named one of the Outstanding Women of Fort Worth by Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women in 1989 and was listed by Dallas Morning News (March 10, 1999) as one of 100 women, past and present, who made their mark on Texas. She has been inducted into the Western Writers of America Hall of Fame and the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. A native of Chicago, Alter has lived in Texas for over fifty years. She is the single parent of four now-grown children and the grandmother of seven. She lives in Fort Worth in a cottage Amazon.