Table of Contents
Author's Notes
Prologue
Part 1
Bucking Broncos
1893–1923
Chapter One
A Kind of Nightmare
Chapter Two
A Decided Novelty
Chapter Three
Ladies' Chamption of the World
Chapter Four
In the Tanbark
Chapter Five
The Grandest Ranch in the World
Chapter Six
A Doozy of a Season
Chapter Seven
A-Wooin'
Chapter Eight
Claustrophobic as a Branding Chute
Chapter Nine
Reaching for the Stars
Chapter Ten
Steppin' Up
Chapter Eleven
Straight Out of a Fairy Tale
Chapter Twelve
Luck Runnin' Kinda Muddy
Chapter Thirteen
A Leaky Sky
Chapter Fourteen
The Truth
Chapter Fifteen
Gratification in a Pin
Chapter Sixteen
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Chapter Seventeen
A Disappearin' Act
Chapter Eighteen
A Girl Ranger
Chapter Nineteen
Prairie Dog Court
Chapter Twenty
No Regrets
Chapter Twenty-One
Meeting the Misty Beyond
Chapter Twenty-Two
A Twisted Tale
Chapter Twenty-Three
A Brave Heart
Chapter Twenty-Four
The Lost Days
Chapter Twenty-Five
Stirring Up Some Magic
Chapter Twenty-Six
One Last Hurrah
Part 2
Ranching
1924–1927
Chapter Twenty-Seven
The Offer
Chapter Twenty-Eight
A New Year and a New Life
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Enjoying the Quiet
Chapter Thirty
Expiation
Chapter Thirty-One
Code of the Range
Part 3
Town
1928–1976
Chapter Thirty-Two
No Longer Hitched
Chapter Thirty-Three
Out on Her Own
Chapter Thirty-Four
There's Gold in Those Stories
Chapter Thirty-Five
Another Mouth of Feed
Chapter Thirty-Six
Ring the Bells of Heaven
Chapter Thirty-Seven
The Home Front
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Tricks and Training
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Willie's Clothes
Chapter Forty
One Last Parade
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Bibliography