PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

History

synopsis

Synopsis

Winner of the Book Excellence Award for Middle-Grade Fiction. “A forgotten piece of Americana brought to vivid life.”— Kirkus Reviews In 1912, four men, calling themselves the “Overland Westerners,” decided fame and fortune awaited if they embarked on the longest horseback ride in history. Their goal was to visit all forty-eight state capitals over the course of three years and complete their journey at the San Francisco World’s Fair on June 1, 1915. Facing rugged roads, raging rivers, thieves and near starvation, the men went through seventeen horses. Only one horse completed the entire journey… Pinto, a little horse with a heart as big as the whole country! This is Pinto’s account of his arduous adventure.

bio

Author Biography

I am a wife, a mom and a grandmother. I am also a competitive equestrian and award-winning author. I especially love to write about horses, both real or fantasy. In 2016, I released, "In the Heart of a Mustang." This story is not a fantasy but it is all about horses. This coming of age young adult novel has won the 2016 Gold Medal from the Literary Classics Awards in Young Adult General Fiction and the Silver Medal in the Nautilus Awards as well as the Silver Medal from Readers Favorite Awards. My current project is a four-part series titled “The Centaur Chronicles”. I am excited about this new middle-grade fantasy. The first book, “The Stone of Mercy,” was released on Oct. 1, 2016. It has already garnered several awards including the Gold Medal from the Feathered Quill awards. The second, “The Stone of Courage,” was released on April 15, 2017 and has won a Book Excellence Award. Please visit my website: http://www.dancinghorsepress.com

website

Author Insight

PINTO Returns to Kentucky

Last weekend, I attended the Equus Film and Arts Festival in Lexington, Kentucky. I continue in my efforts to bring notoriety to Pinto and the Overland Westeners...a hundred years late! Pinto and I were successful! PINTO! won the award for best historical novel. In the excerpt you will read an account of their first trip to Kentucky, not counting passing through part of the state during their first winter on the trail.

Book Excerpt

PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

We had long ago stopped getting letters of introduction to present to the governors. The men had to do some fast talking to even get to take a picture with the occasional governor who would consent to meet with us. It seemed these men were always busy doing very important things, or gone from their offices to campaign to get re-elected. Few consented to meet with us.

We did get to meet with Governor McCleary in Kentucky. Now that was an event I will never forget. It started out in a typical fashion with George introducing us.

“Governor McCleary,” George said after dismounting and taking the man’s outstretched hand, “now this is a real pleasure. We’re the Overland Westerners from Washington State. We are going on the longest horseback ride in history. We’re visiting all the state capitals in the Union plus Washington D.C. You’re our thirty-third stop.”

PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

Buy

	Amazon
	Barnes&Noble
	Apple Books
	IndieBound
	Kobo

Share
Follow Unfollow
Comment
x
Comment on this Bubble

Your comment and a link to this bubble will also appear in your Facebook feed.

M.J. Evans

PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

PINTO Returns to Kentucky

Book Excerpt

PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

Comment on this Bubble