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Let me tell you what I recognise when it comes to Roger L. Scott, he was born in Middle Tennessee, not into any wealthy homestead but as he admits himself into poverty and isolation. It was this deprivation that gave him his distinctive perspective on life so that he was primarily motivated to better himself. Having graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1969, he then went on to instruct high school English and coach in Middle and East Tennessee until he retired in 1999. It was back in his childhood at the time set in the early 1950′s, when Roger in the foreword of his book says, he basi got his imagination inspired, that it was with being fixed to having the family’s battery operated radio as his only source of entertainment, and by listening to all his favored cowboy programs that he then found his own imagination coming into play, thence taking him away from the hardships that he each day faced, into his imaginative world back in the Wild West, to be living the life of a cowboy. So his book today is finished genuinely showing all the groundwork of his imagination put in as a child. Yes! This is a book full of all the Wild West drama as it once was, to entertain the reader has it shows just how life was lived in these times. Beginning with his introductory poem ‘A Cowboy in Heaven’ he then goes on to show the ‘heaven’ both through romance and through life they loved living when out on the range. He covers each aspect of the West as seen through the cowboys eyes, showing all the wild wondrous country side, the love of their animals, the wild men they had to face and happily for them the wild, wild women! His poems also portray the emotions that they surely must have felt, this you will see when reading poems like ‘The Hanging Tree’ and ‘Incident At Settlers Creek’ and ‘Old Dogs and Boys’ Much tension too is mainly brought into play with such poems as ‘The Outlaw,’ ‘The Duel’ and ‘The Last Cattle Drive!’ But intertwined allround the book you will find a heap of that are amusing, gutsy and down to earth! When reading it is clear to see how much interest Roger had in the cowboy way of life and how much wonderment he had too for the characters and hero’s that inspired him, cowboy stars that were not just hero’s to Roger but to many, numerous more persons all over the world. Great characters such as Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger, Gene Autry and the Lone Ranger, who I was intimate with too through seeing the films they made! Yes as I read it was so easy to see just how these characters of the Wild West genuinely did influence the writer (just like they did myself and brothers) in younger years, But with Roger to write so graphically like this then I believe they are all still deep within him today. As I read his thoughts I knew without doubt that here is a man, still a young boy at heart, a cowboy that lives and rides again living life out in the West that was, through his imagination! With respect though, it is clear too that each one of his poem / stories have been written by him as a tribute, not only for all of the stars that he loved, but to all those hardy men and women who once rode the Wild West, to the horses that they loved (as much as any friend) and to the gun-men that were necessitated in the day, to go in regards to the task of carving out a civilization and establishing laws, where none before had ever existed. With reading you too will be taken into the life that the cowboys lived, you will experience along with them, both the joy and the harshness of being out there, in that wild Western frontier, because each one of his story poems actually do open up the world of cowboys, gunslingers, and lawmen to you, recreating them once again in your own mind as you see through his poems that the West was hard won only, by the blood, sweat and tears of those early pioneers. Here are a lot of of Roger’s own words… All the cowboys, I guess, are gone like Roy and Gene and such Their hats they wore and never lost through cattle drives or frays But, all in all, cowboys need girls to rescue now and then Right and defective you could tell apart without going to a shrink; So one more time before I’m old my cap guns I’ll strap on Yes! And I say thank you Roger for the ride, I enjoyed going along the trail with you, I got pleasure from reading your words, for they veritably did take me back to the West with you, they will take all who read back there too, I know! This is a outstanding book not only for all who loved those early cowboy days, but for all children who would love to recognise more when it comes to them… Most helpful customer reviews 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. On one of her days helping at the ranch, Tina gets drawn back to the scene of her prior adventures where she rescues Rowe. Rowe, a young, good-looking cowboy whom Tina met in the previous book, knows that Tina is not a typical girl of his acquaintance. There is the beginnings of a sweet romance here but J. A. tanatlizes us; at the end of this story, it looks as if Tina and Rowe have to part permanently, which leaves her grief-stricken. We also get to see Tina’s family and her interactions with them. It’s refreshing to see a happy yet realistic family – one without the angst or traumas that are common in other YA or teen novels. The characters all feel real, not idealized or stereotypical. They are likable and relatable. One of things that I enjoy about this series is the strong female lead. The main character is a girl, one who loves city life and malls, etc…but she isn’t the stereotypical mall rat city girl that you find portrayed in movies and tv shows. Tina is a girl with a definite feminine side but she’s also willing to get down and dirty, and she’s not afraid to use her brain. She comes across as a strong young woman who is growing into a strong young adult. Although she does make some rash decisions, she also deals with the consequences, and when there’s trouble, she stays calm (usually) and analyzes the problem. She is strong, capable, competent, intelligent but also kind, funny, energetic and full of life. |
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