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The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes

by Lauren Kessler

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Review:


Advance praise for The Happy Bottom Riding Club


"The hard-drinking, sexually promiscuous pilot and adventuress Florence 'Pancho' Barnes exploded every feminine stereotype on the books. Thank you, Lauren Kessler, for telling her story with the grace and exuberance it deserves."
        ---Barbara Ehrenreich


"Pancho Barnes is an unsung American eccentric who helped keep the 'wild' in Wild West. With tremendous zest, insight, and intelligence, Lauren Kessler has given us a compelling tale of a great woman who wasn't afraid to make life synonymous with risk."
---Karen Karbo, author of Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me

Synopsis:

She outflew Amelia Earhart, outsmarted Howard Hughes, outdrank the Mexican army, and outmaneuvered the U.S. government--the first time Pancho Barnes's story has been told with such authority and affection. She ended badly, but she burned and sparkled with a lust for life that set her apart from almost anyone else. 16-page insert.

Synopsis:

In a biography written with authority and affection, Kessler presents the true life story of Pancho Barnes--the woman who outflew Amelia Earhart, outsmarted Howard Hughes, outdrank the Mexican army, and outmaneuvered the U.S. government. 16-page insert.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.

About the Author


Lauren Kessler is the author of nine books, among them Stubborn Twig, which received the Frances Fuller Victor Award for the year's best work of literary nonfiction. She directs the grad-uate program in literary nonfiction at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where she lives with her husband and three children.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780375501241
Subtitle:
The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes
Author:
Kessler, Lauren
Publisher:
Random House Trade
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Women
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Women air pilots
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
315
Publication Date:
c2000
Binding:
Trade Cloth
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
xxiii, 305 p.
Dimensions:
9.60x6.65x1.17 in. 1.44 lbs.

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