Copper Dreams

A novel of 1912 Bisbee Arizona

Beyond the well-crafted images of mustangs or the honest observations, above all else, poet Carole Jarvis exhalts the cowboy and his occupation. Extolling the virtues of the lifestyle she chose when she married a cowboyover forty years ago, Jarvis wears her cowgirl heart on the lonf sleeves of her work-shirt. This book honors rangeland, horses and cowboys, and offers a fascinating glimps into a life only the likewise-blessed will ever know. --Virginia Bennett, Cowboy Poet and Editor, Cowgirl poetry, Hundred years of Ridin' and Rhymin'

Carole Javrvis could be called a rancher, a cowgirl, a poet, an entertainer, and you would be right using any of the adjectives. Her style is as smooth and wasy aww a slow lope and her meter and rhyme are tight as new barbwire fence. --Chris Isaacs, Cowboy Poet

The best poetry puts feelings into a package that, when opened and read, delivers those feelings intact. CArole and Larry (illus.) each convey their devotion to ranching, the West, and the way of life that so many of us envy. This book open a window to a world you may never be able to visit any other way. --Gary Vorhes, Retired Editor-in-Chief Western Horseman Magazine