Lady Buckaroo (Five Star First Edition Western) [Library Binding]

Suzanne Lyon (Author)

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Publication Date: August 2000 | ISBN-10: 0786221208 | ISBN-13: 978-0786221202

When she was 15 years old in 1917, Lael Buckley entered a county fair steer-riding event on a dare from her brother. She won the event, and $25 prize money - but most of all, she experienced the exhilaration of rodeo competition. Lael's parents were against it, but she persisted in her dream of becoming a rodeo professional. Along the way she would meet and perform with champion Louise Morris and Hollywood cowboy Tom Mix. This is a story of a time and place when women competed on an equal basis with men - a tale of drama, romance and suspense.

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Lael Buckley, a young woman from a good Nebraska family in 1917, defies convention when she decides to be a rodeo star. Her family is adamantly opposed and makes her get an education first, but she truly gets schooled when she finally joins the rodeo circuit and finds out just how crude conditions are. But Lael, a petite, blond beauty, truly loves the life she has chosen, and she does become a star, capturing the heart of New York when the rodeo plays at Madison Square Garden. While there, she champions Louise Morris, who pioneered the sport and had fallen on hard times, and she even marries his brother. But Lael is haunted by a cowboy who helped her when she first started out, and her marriage starts to fall apart when her husband wants to work in the movies and she wants to stay with the rodeo. Romance, cowboys, and a woman far ahead of her time--what more could a historical romance fan ask for? Patty Engelmann
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Product Details

• Library Binding: 258 pages
• Publisher: Five Star (ME) (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786221208
• ISBN-13: 978-0786221202
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,655,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lady Buckaroo Review By Mary E. Trimble, November 14, 2000

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In only ten seconds fifteen year old Lael Buckley knows what her life's vocation will be. Winning her first rodeo event-steer riding-Lael experiences the thrill of competition. Fearing injuries and a difficult lifestyle, Lael's parents don't share their daughter's dream of becoming a rodeo professional and place serious obstacles in her way. Still, she finds ways to compete in events until she can stand it no longer and, with begrudging consent from her family, she begins the exciting, though often lonely,road to stardom.

In the 1920s women could compete in what would later become men-only events--bulldogging, bronco riding, steer roping and calf roping. These events, plus trick riding and relay racing, become the ladder of Lael's success, each rung winning the hearts of rodeo fans throughout the country and the deep respect of her fellow rodeo performers.

LADY BUCKAROO gallops at top speed into the tight-knit lives of professional rodeo stars who thrill with the exhilaration of performing bone-crunching, dangerous events. Throughout the book, author Suzanne Lyon keeps her readers on the edge of their bleachers as they witness the inner-workings of the rodeo circuit. Even off-seasons become exciting as the rodeo queen travels to Hollywood to work as stunt rider with movie greats such as Tom Mix. Other passions--love and deep friendships--ride with Lael making LADY BUCKAROO an unforgettably fun read.

Review by Mary E. Trimble