Hidalgo and Other Stories " Hopkins' remarkable career supposedly began when he became a dispatch rider for the US government on his twelfth birthday in 1877. During the 1930s and 40s the self-proclaimed legend told a naï
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| Title | : | Hidalgo and Other Stories |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (818 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590481208 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2004-01-14 |
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It started as a search for heroes. It became a hunt for the most elusive equestrian charlatan of all time. If Frank Hopkins is to be believed, he led one of the most exciting, challenging and colorful (albeit unrecorded) lives in the late nineteenth century. No one rode more miles, eluded more danger, or befriended more famous people than he did. During the 1930s and 40s the self-proclaimed legend told a naïve American public that he had won nearly five hundred endurance races, including an imaginary race across Arabia on a mythical mustang named "Hidalgo." Hopkins' remarkable career supposedly began when he became a dispatch rider for the US government on his twelfth birthday in 1877. According to his mythology, this Renaissance Man of the Old West went on to work as a buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, African explorer, endurance racer, trick rider, bounty hunter, Rough Rider, big game guide, secret agent, Pinkerton detective and star of the Wild West show. Experts beg to differ. T
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She's also very stubborn and strong-willed (which has been good in helping her survive all her heart/health issues). The only reason it helps me is because I have had two insects taxonomy classes, but I don't know much about insect physiology. Jix has prophetic dreams and those make her do reckless things, such as kidnapping her best friend the night before her wedding.
I bought this book because it was a part of a series, and I love time travel books. And it seems to me that in his first book and the subsequent ones, VW was hawking Benjamin Moore? Did Pittsburgh Paints come up with more money?
A huge disappointment and totally uninformative. The beauty and grace of the female form.. That struggle is clearly illuminated here and that struggle is what makes this time period a favorite for historical fiction. After 17 years as an EMT I put this book at #1 on my EMS reading list. She fights with every ounce of being she has.
"I would never give up. You might eve
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