Virgil Cooper - Softcover

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Virgil Cooper is the story of a boy who never had a childhood. Living on a Texas cattle ranch in the years before the second World War, he works alongside his parents and brother. His life is changed when he is taken with a girl sitting in the pew in front of him in church. He picks up a ribbon that has fallen from her hair and is set on a sometimes heartbreaking sometimes comical trail in his effort to return the ribbon to her never having seen her face. Following the accidental death of his brother his parents anguish turns to abuse and he decides to run away and join the rodeo. We are witness to his trek toward adulthood as he moves across western the western states, developing personal sense of right and wrong, experiencing success and failure, overcoming tragedy and dealing with the forces that haunt him. Woven deftly with threads of drama, mystery, romance, authentic characters and inspiring scenes Virgil Cooper is a true American original and a story with which we can all connect.

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