THE LAST OF THE SADDLE TRAMPS

by Messannie & Mina Titus Sawyer Wilkins ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 14, 1967

When she was nearly sixty-three, Maine born and settled Messanie Wilkins was told by her doctor that she had from two to four years to live if she lived ""restfully."" She had never had a vacation in her life, was low on funds but not on spund, and she decided that God wanted her to go to California. Not Just any way; on horseback. So she set out across country with Tarzan, an aged horse, and a dog, and 500 days and 7000 miles later she reached Los Angeles. Messannie's meanderings received a good deal of attention from the press and Art Linklater; she slept in homes, barns, jails, hospitals; escaped drowning and marriage in Wyoming; reached L.A. with thirty-seven cents in her pocket. All this was twelve years ago but she makes a happy wanderer. Her ""on the road"" will appeal to an older audience, ladies in retirement.

Pub Date: March 14, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Prentice-Hall

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION