Riding the White Horse Home

By Teresa Jordan,

Book cover of Riding the White Horse Home: A Western Family Album

Book description

The daughter and granddaughter of Wyoming ranchers, Teresa Jordan gives us a lyrical and superbly evocative book that is at once a family chronicle and a eulogy for the land her people helped shape and in time were forced to leave. Author readings.

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked Riding the White Horse Home as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jordan’s memoir strikes close to my heart: parents, like mine, who encourage their children to better their lives by leaving their homes, going to college, working at fulfilling jobs, and building loving families. But where does that leave the family ranch? As in my own family, Jordan’s parents sell it when there is no one to return and take over the hard, often unrewarding work. In this beautifully written, poignant work, Jordan explores her ancestors, neighbors, and her own time on the ranch, and she makes the reader feel just how deep her grief is over the loss of her…

Want books like Riding the White Horse Home?

Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 65 books like Riding the White Horse Home.

Browse books like Riding the White Horse Home

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Wyoming, ranches, and the American West?

10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about Wyoming, ranches, and the American West.

Wyoming Explore 43 books about Wyoming
Ranches Explore 53 books about ranches
The American West Explore 128 books about the American West