The Cowboy and the Senorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans [Hardcover]

Chris Enss (Author), Howard Kazanjian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2004

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ruled the West from the silver screen as the King of Cowboys and and Queen of the West. Off screen, this husband and wife duo raised a family and lived the "Code of the West." Now, in this new biography, named for their first feature film as a pair, the Rogers family shares their memories of Roy and Dale and Trigger and other sidekicks on the silver screen and behind the scenes. Fifty previously unpublished photographs are included.

Editorial Reviews

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"He used his immense talent to encourage moral and spiritual strength. Roy Rogers took the best of America¿s most important icon, the Cowboy, and created a code of honor for all. He was the most important American entertainer in the 20th Century."
Singer/Songwriter - Michael Martin Murphy

"She was a godly woman. A godly woman who lived the Golden Rule - Dale Evans blazed a happy trail."
Singer/Songwriter - Naomi Judd

From the Back Cover

In 1944, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lit up the silver screen in The Cowboy and the Senorita, making their names - and lives - inseparable. It was the start of a fifty-six year partnership that included twenty-eight motion pictures, a ten-year hit television series, and the raising of nine children.
In this new, authorized biography, soon to become a motion picture, the Rogers family shares the inside story of these beloved Western icons, detailing their personal struggles and rise to stardom, the lives of their children, and the tragedies that befell their family.
From Dale's early efforts to pursue a singing career despite single parenthood as a teenager to the death of Roy's first wife, leaving him with three young children to raise. The Cowboy and the Senorita tells the heartbreaking yet ultimately triumphant story of the "King of the Cowboys" and the "Queen of the West." The birth of their daughter, who had Down syndrome and died at the age of two, and the adoption, and deaths, of more children offered even more challenges for these ordinary people who went on to live extraordinary lives. The Rogers' strength in times of sorrow inspired millions of Americans, and their theme song, "Happy Trails," offered a philosophy of life that embraced joy rather than grief.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: TwoDot; 1st edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762730536
• ISBN-13: 978-0762730537
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This story should be required reading !, May 13, 2004

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Todd Halberg (Aurora, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cowboy and the Senorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (Hardcover)

There is a reason why Roy and Dale were and are national treasures, and The Cowboy And The Senorita reminded me why...their convictions, integrity and humility demanded that they were off screen what they were on screen, and their fans knew it and loved them for it. This was not only a nostalgic, entertaining, and inspiring story, I found it direct and readable and loaded with some wonderful rare photos. This is going to be the gift I give to everyone my age and older who needs a smile and a warm memory, and to everyone my age and younger who needs proven and tested human heroes to look up to and imitate. Happy Trails, y'all.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Packs in black and white photos and high drama, July 14, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cowboy and the Senorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (Hardcover)

The Cowboy And The Senorita provides fans of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans with a new, authorized biography based on the contributions of the Rogers family, who share their inside story of the two. From Dale's determination to be a singer despite her position as a teen single mother to Roy's first wife's death and his struggles raising three children alone, Cowboy And The Senorita packs in black and white photos and high drama to re-create the special challenges and lives of the two.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This story should be required reading !, May 13, 2004

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Todd Halberg (Aurora, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cowboy and the Senorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (Hardcover)

There is a reason why Roy and Dale were and are national treasures, and this book reminded me why...their convictions, integrity and humility demanded that they were off screen what they were on screen, and their fans knew it and loved them for it. This is not only a nostalgic, entertaining, and inspiring story, I found it to be direct and readable and loaded with some wonderful rare photos. This is going to be the gift I give to everyone my age and older who needs a smile and a warm memory, and to everyone my age and younger who needs real and proven human heroes to look up to and imitate.