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 book, the Rogers family shares their memories of Roy, Dale, and Trigger, along with their other sidekicks and more than a hundred never before seen, behind-the-scenes photographs.
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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
--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
--Singer/Songwriter - Naomi Judd
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More than six decades have passed since Roy Rogers and Dale Evans first rode the celluloid range together, yet they continue to be loved and admired in a way few – if any – celebrities can claim. They co-starred in twenty-nine motion pictures and recorded more than 200 albums together, and they brought their talents to television in the 1950s, entertaining a large audience with The Roy Rogers Show.
Happy Trails shares intimate photographs of the lives and fifty-six-year partnership of this famous couple, both on and off the screen. From their first singing jobs to their successful film careers, the photographs chronicle the duo's early struggles and slow rise to stardom. On the home front, their faith was constantly tested by the struggles in their personal lives. Roy's first wife died, leaving him with three children to bring up alone. After Roy and Dale were married, their two-year-old daughter died, a second daughter died in a tragic accident and a son died suddenly overseas.
The family photographs show the family's steadfast faith and endurance during tough times and their love and warmth during happier times, when the children were young and their parents were not only superstars, they were "Mom" and "Dad."
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were the reigning royalty of B Western movies for more than a decade and they parlayed their fame into a ten-year hit television show, becoming overnight heroes to millions of boys and girls. With never-before-published family photographs and personal reminiscences, Happy Trails shares the struggles, triumphs, and seldom seen home life of this famous husband-and-wife duo. Included are private photographs from their childhoods, early singing careers, marriage, and family life with their nine children, as well as publicity photographs of the "King of the Cowboys" and the "Queen of the West" with Trigger, Bullet, Gabby Hayes, and Pat Brady.
Happy Trails shares intimate photographs of the lives and fifty-six-year partnership of this famous couple, both on and off the screen. From their first singing jobs to their successful film careers, the photographs chronicle the duo's early struggles and slow rise to stardom. On the home front, their faith was constantly tested by the struggles in their personal lives. Roy's first wife died, leaving him with three children to bring up alone. After Roy and Dale were married, their two-year-old daughter died, a second daughter died in a tragic accident and a son died suddenly overseas.
The family photographs show the family's steadfast faith and endurance during tough times and their love and warmth during happier times, when the children were young and their parents were not only superstars, they were "Mom" and "Dad."
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were the reigning royalty of B Western movies for more than a decade and they parlayed their fame into a ten-year hit television show, becoming overnight heroes to millions of boys and girls. With never-before-published family photographs and personal reminiscences, Happy Trails shares the struggles, triumphs, and seldom seen home life of this famous husband-and-wife duo. Included are private photographs from their childhoods, early singing careers, marriage, and family life with their nine children, as well as publicity photographs of the "King of the Cowboys" and the "Queen of the West" with Trigger, Bullet, Gabby Hayes, and Pat Brady.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A gorgeous, highly recommended keepsake,
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This review is from: Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (Hardcover)
Other books have been written about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the king and queen of B Western movies for over a decade who went on to produce a hit television show for ten years thereafter. None contain the rare family photos paired with personal reminiscences which make Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration Of The Life And Times Of Roy Rogers And Dale Evans such a memorable keepsake and winner. Happy Trails is simply packed with private photos from the duo's childhoods, early singing careers, marriage, and family life, alongside more familiar publicity shots from their films and show. A gorgeous, highly recommended keepsake.
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illustrated, popular biography of the famous cowboy couple,
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The long marriage and professional relationship of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans throughout the 1940s and '50 is presented in a mostly sunny light, as it was in their popular TV series and movies. Not that there aren't some dark moments: Roy Roger's first wife died; and three of the couple's nine children died. But while the sorrows of such moments are not overlooked, it is the strength of Roy and Dale which comes shining through, as when dealing with culprits or problems in their films. The popular, largely pictorial biography contains a number of heretofore unpublished family photos. Fans of these stars of early TV and aficionados of popular culture will take to this book. While not undermining or even threatening the fond popular image of the couple, it presents them as not just stars, but ones who had a life outside of the limelight as well.
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I grew up watching Roy and Dale on TV but even though they were part of my life, and one of the reasons I still love horses, I learned a lot about them as people in this great book. Really glad I bought it.
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Hundreds of excited children, with hard-earned nickels and dimes clutched tightly in their fists, exchanged their money for a ticket at Saturday matinees across the country in the 1940s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Hundreds of excited children, with hard-earned nickels and dimes clutched tightly in their fists, exchanged their money for a ticket at Saturday matinees across the country in the 1940s. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
singing cowboy, happy trails, publicity photo, western stars Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Linda Lou, Republic Studios, Sons of the Pioneers, Gabby Hayes, King of the Cowboys, Republic Pictures, United States, Art Rush, Bob Hope, Herbert Yates, Under Western Stars New!
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- Dearest Debbie by Dale Evans Rogers on page 131, page 133, and Back Matter
- Robin Hood by Golden in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Robin Hood (New Method Supplementary Reader. Stage 1) in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Robin Hood by Sumita Roy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Robin Hood (English Picture Readers) by D.H. Howe in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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