Pintsized Pioneers – Taming The Frontier One Chores at a Time By Preston Lewis and Harriet Kocher Lewis – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genre: Young Adult, NonFiction, History. Pintsized pioneers took on farm and ranch chores as young as six, some going on cattle drives at eight years of age. Even Old West town tykes, who enjoyed more career possibilities, helped their folks survive as well. In the end, many pintsized pioneers pitched in to help their families make ends meet. Difficult as their lives might have been, the lessons those children learned handling chores helped them and their country in the years ahead. Those pintsized lessons have contemporary applications to the youth of today. Read my review.
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Rio Hondo Three Rivers Trilogy By Preston Lewis – Lone Star Book Blog Tours. Genres: Western / Historical Fiction / Action & Adventure – With the embers of the Lincoln County War still burning, rancher Wes Bracken must rebuild his life amid the white-hot animosities lingering from the deadly feud. His vengeful brother-in-law vows to kill him, the county’s economic kingpin seeks revenge, and the despicable outlaw Jesse Evans, intends to murder Bracken and his young family. Two promises complicate Bracken’s survival chances: a pledge not to kill his wife’s brother and a commitment to help William H. Bonney earn a governor’s pardon for his crimes. See Preston Lewis’s Rio Hondo Scrapbook Page and Enter Giveaway.