Cowboy Movies

 

When I was a kid my little brother, Paul, and I went to the movies every Saturday and sometimes Sunday as well.  We were each given 25 cents.  15 cents for a ticket, and 5 cents for a bag of popcorn; one for each feature.  We both loved cowboy movies.  And that's mostly what we saw. The movies were called Westerns.  Cowboys were in the West; Texas, Wyoming or Utah mostly.  And there was the "Gunfight at the OK Coral' that took place in Tombstone, Arizona.  These were serious cowboys.  But our favorites were Roy Rogers and Gene Autry who were singing cowboys.  

But in my new book, Florida, A Love Story, we learn that:  

Orange County in Central Florida was the largest cattle-raising area in the United States, including Texas. And during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, cattle raising continued to grow in importance....Florida, a cattle baron's magnet with its open ranges, would be one of the last cattle states to adopt fencing laws. 

Who knew?

We've had fun promoting the book.  My publisher, editor, and I were recently invited to speak on a podcast.  Our editor, Trish, told about how, when she was little, she and her brother would go to see cowboy movies every Saturday, like Paul and I did, only with a little different twist.  Trish's brother had a horse so she and her brother rode the horse every Saturday to see the cowboy movies.

A nice added touch. 

Thanks to all of you who've bought the book.  If you'd like a copy, the easiest place find it is on Amazon. 

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