Burro Creek Canyon
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979366704 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He loves the canyon, their animal friends, and having a horse of his own while learning to be a cowboy. Beautiful greenhorn lady with young son marries ex-rodeo cowboy in 1956 and goes to his old packmule outfit on their honeymoon in isolated Burro Creek Canyon northwest of Prescott, Arizona, 72 miles from town with no electricity, telephone, or mail delivery. Her 9-year-old son becomes the first child to grow up in the canyon since Indian days and due to the isolation he is homeschooled. The author tells about old ranch customs and shares historic recipes she learns to prepare for her bridegroom on a sulky wood cookstove. Burro Creek Canyon is filled with the joys, dangers, and heartaches of a wild, remote cattle ranch that thrills and captivates everyone from grandparent to grandchild.. She falls in love with the scenic canyon and abundant wildlife, her husband's one-man horse, and his fiercely protective cow dogs but when she sets out to become a cowgirl the oops begin and local cowboys make bets on how long she will last on the ranch
great book mommy bee I now own and operate the loving u ranch. It was a great surprise to find out that there was some one else who felt the same about Burro Creek. The history was very informative and easy to read. Sat down and had a hard time putting the book down. Thank you for writing a great book.. Delightful Book What a great tale of ranch life!As you read the book you feel as if Joyce is sitting with you on the porch telling wonderful stories as you eat supper. You become a family friend and feel like you've visited the Loving U Ranch before. Her favorite ranch recipes are a homey touch and the details of real life on the trail are insightful. There are poignant moment. A wonderful set of "feel good" books! The first of four wonderful books by a western woman who lived the life she writes about. I had the honor to work with the husband and publisher of the author, the late Joyce White, in getting the third and fourth books designed and published. The books were sent to the Queen of England, and the Queen's Lady-in-Waiting, Annabel Whitehead, promptly replied that