Half Broke Horses: a novel by Jeannette Walls

Lily Casey Smith was a real person. This novel is a fiction based on fact that illustrates what a strong-minded woman could do in the early part of the 20th century. Lily is a school teacher at fifteen and later travels to Chicago to further her education. Feeling confined by buildings and people, Lily returns to the west. The trials and tribulations this woman experiences would inspire any one. Fearless and determined, she was truly a pioneer.