My Goose is Cooked: Continuation of a West Texas Ranch Woman's Story [Paperback]

Hallie Stillwell (Author), Betty Heath (Author)

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"Hallie Stillwell-ranch woman, justice of the peace, writer-was known and loved far beyond the Big Bend, where she spent most of her near-hundred years. In her second book she tells how she took up the reins after the untimely death of her husband, Roy, and held tenaciously, against all odds, to the ranch where they had shared an eventful though rugged life. Truly a legend in her own time, she had a great story, and she tells it with warmth and good humor."--Elmer Kelton (Elmer Kelton )

About the Author

Before HALLIE STILLWELL became too infirm to write, she completed ten chapters of the second volume of her memoirs. She herself titled that work My Goose Is Cooked.BETTY HEATH has assembled stories written by Hallie, collected newspaper articles, and gathered personal remembrances of Hallie to round out the volume.

Product Details

• Paperback: 146 pages
• Publisher: Center for Big Bend Studies (December 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970770928
• ISBN-13: 978-0970770929
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #634,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Goose is Cooked, June 29, 2008

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Gayle D. Stroud - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Goose is Cooked: Continuation of a West Texas Ranch Woman's Story (Paperback)

I actually ordered this book because I was leading a discussion of "I'll Gather My Geese" for our monthly book club meeting. I thought it would give me some additional information on Hallie Stillwell during her later life. Boy, did it! What I thought would be a discussion that might take twenty or so minutes (so I would need additional material) took an hour. The group had loved reading "Geese" and were full of observations and questions. While none of the participants except myself had read "My Goose is Cooked", it answered many of their questions--and you may have a run on orders. I highly recommend reading the two as a duet. We found that the connection with our own mothers and grandmothers became stronger as a result of Hallie's story. Amazing woman....

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4.0 out of 5 stars My Goose is Cooked, November 30, 2007

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Texas Kay "Write1" (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Goose is Cooked: Continuation of a West Texas Ranch Woman's Story (Paperback)

It is a must to read "I'll Gather My Geese" first; "My Goose is Cooked" is the sequel. If you are interested in the real story of how the west was tamed, and what kind of a woman it took to deal with the harshness of West Texas in the early 1900, you are in for a real treat with both of these books. Miss Hallie is the real McCoy of a ranch woman. She has filled her autobiography with true stories of how she learned to live in the Big Bend country of Texas on a cattle ranch, chiseled out of the rocks, cacti, and dust of that intimidating land. Neither prickly pear, snakes, contrary horses, obstinate cowboys, nor Poncho Villa got the better of her. Tough as rawhide on the outside, and tender as doeskin on the inside, Miss Hallie is a real person you will come to admire.
Both books are fast reads, yet they give the reader a lot to ponder even in light of our modern and covenient world. Miss Hallie was a lady and a rancher who combined southern gentility and common horse sense to care for her family, and the land she loved.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars goosecook, March 11, 2011

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Myron D. Brockman (Springfield MO) - See all my reviews
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I bought gas from hattie's daughter out in the desert 20 yrs ago and visited the hattie museum. we couldnt rest until we'd visited all the landmarks mentioned in the big bend national park. i love this country.