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Lazy B

Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

By Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day

By Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day

By Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day

By Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day

By Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day
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By Sandra Day O’Connor and H. Alan Day
Read by Sandra Day O’Connor

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Paperback $17.00

Apr 08, 2003 | 336 Pages

Ebook $8.99

Feb 11, 2002 | 336 Pages

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Jan 29, 2002 | 315 Minutes

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    About Lazy B

    The remarkable story of Sandra Day O’Connor’s family and early life, her journey to adulthood in the American Southwest that helped make her the woman she is today: the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most powerful women in America.

    “A charming memoir about growing up as sturdy cowboys and cowgirls in a time now past.”—USA Today

    In this illuminating and unusual book, Sandra Day O’Connor tells, with her brother, Alan, the story of the Day family, and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, self-reliance, and survival, and how the land, people, and values of the Lazy B shaped them.

    This fascinating glimpse of life in the Southwest in the last century recounts an important time in American history, and provides an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America.

    About Lazy B

    The remarkable story of Sandra Day O’Connor’s family and early life, her journey to adulthood in the American Southwest that helped make her the woman she is today: the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most powerful women in America.

    “A charming memoir about growing up as sturdy cowboys and cowgirls in a time now past.”—USA Today

    In this illuminating and unusual book, Sandra Day O’Connor tells, with her brother, Alan, the story of the Day family, and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, self-reliance, and survival, and how the land, people, and values of the Lazy B shaped them.

    This fascinating glimpse of life in the Southwest in the last century recounts an important time in American history, and provides an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America.

    About Lazy B

    What was it in Sandra Day O’Connor’s background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O’Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B Ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, about people, self-reliance, and survival, and the reader will learn how the values of the Lazy B shaped them and their lives.

    Sandra’s grandfather first put some cattle on open grazing land in 1886, and the Lazy B developed and continued to prosper as Sandra’s parents, who eloped and then lived on the Lazy B all their lives, carved out a frugal and happy life for themselves and their three children on the rugged frontier. As you read about the daily adventures, the cattle drives and roundups, the cowboys and horses, the continual praying for rain and fixing of windmills, the values instilled by a self-reliant way of life, you see how Sandra Day O’Connor grew up.

    This fascinating glimpse of life in the American Southwest in the last century recounts an interesting time in our history, and gives us an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America today.

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    About Sandra Day O’Connor

    Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised on the Lazy B Ranch. She attended Stanford University,… More about Sandra Day O’Connor

    About Sandra Day O’Connor

    Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised on the Lazy B Ranch. She attended Stanford University,… More about Sandra Day O’Connor

    About Sandra Day O’Connor

    Sandra Day O’Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised on the Lazy B Ranch. She attended Stanford University,… More about Sandra Day O’Connor

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks
    Apr 08, 2003 | 336 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812966732

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Random House
    Feb 11, 2002 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781588361431

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jan 29, 2002 | 315 Minutes | ISBN 9780553755664

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    Praise

    “A loving but clear-eyed portrait of a distinctive and vanished American way of life.”—The New York Times Book Review

    “A charming memoir about growing up as sturdy cowboys and cowgirls in a time now past.”—USA Today

    “This is a book for every reader, whether interested in conservation, history, family dynamics, education, or just plain adventure.”—Jill Ker Conway

    “[O’Connor’s] beautifully told story of the Lazy B will eventually settle on the reader and, like a magic dust of smiles and pleasures, stay there forever.”—Jim Lehrer

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