Mar 31, 2010
In her latest book Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls introduces her maternal grandmother Lily Casey Smith, an intelligent, resourceful and hardworking woman. The book is written in the first person and is based on Lily’s remarkable story as Walls learnt it from her mother and other family members.
Lily’s life is a chronicle of an indomitable woman on America's western frontier. Lily broke and raced horses, ran ranches, taught school, flew airplanes, played poker, raised two children, and sold moonshine during Prohibition. Admirably, Lily had a passion for learning and