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Cowboy Princess; Life with My Parents Roy Rogers and Dale Evans is Cheryl Rogers-Barnett's true story of growing up as the daughter of" the King of the Cowboys" and "the Queen of the West", whose popular exploits on movies and TV captivated the nation, Joy, the grueling demands of the entertainment industry, the terible loss of three siblings, and the lively personalities of those who share their lives with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Cheryl Rogers-Barnett fill this highly readable and personal account. Highly recommended for the fans of Roy Rogers and the western movies of yesteryear.

Cheryl Rogers-Barnett has truly written a memior full of Love, Respect, and Admiration for her late parents, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. She writes of the people they were before she was born, the circumstances of her adoption - yes, Cheryl was adopted by Roy and his first wife - and growing up in the Rogers-Evans (Roy's first wife died while Cheryl was still a younr pre-adolescent child, Dale lovingly took her on as her own) household, Roy, bless his soul, was in many ways, a real cowboy who eschewed the Hollywood lifestyle and could live in the great outdoors - a fact one of their early homes out at Lake Hughes was in a wooded settin - with rattlesnakes! Knowing that this wouldn't work, Roy moved in closer to Los Angeles, but always made sure that his children were grounded and did not have airs about them.

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Few members of the baby-boom generation can wax nostaligic about childhood with lines like "Dad occasionally shot skeet and trap with Clark Gable," Rogers-Barnett, daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the original rhinestone cowboy couple, does just that in an uplifting tribute that will appeal to fans of the duo and that beloved coffee-drinking palomino, Trigger ("In Dad's case it was love at first sight," she writes of the horse). There's no Hollywood dish or childhood trauma worth of the talk shows here. Instead, this warm, breezy memoir reads like an invitation to a casual supper on the ranch with Rogers and Evan's brood; five childre, including the author, were adopted and two were from Rogers's previous marriage (Evans's son was an adult by then). The one child of the marriage, Robin, was born with Down Syndrome and died of encephalitis. The ordeal, (the author explains, reinforced Roy and Dale's commitment to an abandoned and disabled children, and this advoacy remained strong until their deaths. In between recounting a yough spent on soundstages amid Hollywood cowboys and characters like George "Gabby" Hayes, Rex Allen and The Cisco Kid, Rogers-Barnett offers a tender glimpse of the real People.	Cowboy Princess; Life with My Parents Roy Rogers and Dale Evans is Cheryl Rogers-Barnett's true story of growing up as the daughter of" the King of the Cowboys" and "the Queen of the West", whose popular exploits on movies and TV captivated the nation, Joy, the grueling demands of the entertainment industry, the terible loss of three siblings, and the lively personalities of those who share their lives with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Cheryl Rogers-Barnett fill this highly readable and personal account. Highly recommended for the fans of Roy Rogers and the western movies of yesteryear.
Personal Review by Sandra K. Gorin	Personal Review by Alan Rockman
I loved this book! I became a little girl again with eyes wide open in awe of my heroes - Roy and Dale. Cheryl is very honest about the fun, the hectic schedules, the grief over the loss of her siblings, her rebellious nature in an innocent way, the strengths and weaknesses of her well-known parents who raised their family well, loved them dearly, lived an honorable life and had a lot of adventures on the way. Where the fans viewed Roy and Dale as super heroes... Cheryl presents them as parents. I highly reccomend this book!	Cheryl Rogers-Barnett has truly written a memior full of Love, Respect, and Admiration for her late parents, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. She writes of the people they were before she was born, the circumstances of her adoption - yes, Cheryl was adopted by Roy and his first wife - and growing up in the Rogers-Evans (Roy's first wife died while Cheryl was still a younr pre-adolescent child, Dale lovingly took her on as her own) household, Roy, bless his soul, was in many ways, a real cowboy who eschewed the Hollywood lifestyle and could live in the great outdoors - a fact one of their early homes out at Lake Hughes was in a wooded settin - with rattlesnakes! Knowing that this wouldn't work, Roy moved in closer to Los Angeles, but always made sure that his children were grounded and did not have airs about them.