Saddle up, old book lovers! The Gibson Girl Review is galloping into Big Sky Country with today’s all-new episode! Historical romance author Erin Anfinson-Pirani joins Amy as a guest reviewer to discuss Her Prairie Knight by B.M. Bower (1907), and boy, did they see things differently about this story! Full of campy fun and all the swoonworthy tropes you’d expect in a summertime Hallmark movie, this book is not only a great read for your upcoming holiday weekend, but it’s also chock full of relevant themes, unusual history—and a surprising truth about this now-forgotten author. Yeehaw!
Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson Girl, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, Pride & Prejudice, English aristocracy, American heiresses, Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, Louis L’Amour, Montana, cattle ranching, Travers, the Hallmark Channel, Love Inspired, Harlequin romance, Kodak cameras, Bret Harte, Zane Grey, wildfires, emancipation, The Woman Question, women’s rights, and Life Magazine.