Beschreibung

Talk with Jessica Strain, d.a.i. Tübingen.

Half Broke Horses – A Journey through the American West

A mustang breaker, school-teacher, ranch wife, bootlegger, poker player racehorse rider, bush pilot and mother of two is the main character of the novel Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls. The focus of this presentation and interactive discussion is to complement the main character’s journey through
the American West. This landscape shaped much of what is now considered to be the heart and soul of American character. This idea is portrayed in detail through pictures and video. The presentation also highlights the social conlicts and the choices available to those growing up in this vast and challenging land.

• In English
• Location: d.a.i. hall
• School classes, please sign up at 07071/ 795 26-0 or sekretariat@dai-tuebingen.de in advance for this event, the number of places is restricted.

Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen (d.a.i.)

Karlstrasse 3
72072 Tübingen

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