TheremarkablestoryofSandraDayO’Connor’sfamilyandearlylife,herjourneytoadulthoodintheAmericanSouthwestthathelpedmakeherthewomansheistoday:thefirstfemalejusticeoftheU.S.SupremeCourtandoneofthemostpowerfulwomeninAmerica.“Acharmingmemoiraboutgrowingupassturdycowboysandcowgirlsinatimenowpast.“--USATodayInthisilluminatingandunusualbook,SandraDayO’Connortells,withherbrother,Alan,thestoryoftheDayfamily,andofgrowingupontheharshyetbeautifullandoftheLazyBranchinArizona.LacedthroughoutthesestoriesaboutthreegenerationsoftheDayfamily,andeverydaylifeontheLazyB,arethelessonsSandraandAlanlearnedabouttheworld,self-reliance,andsurvival,andhowtheland,people,andvaluesoftheLazyBshapedthem.ThisfascinatingglimpseoflifeintheSouthwestinthelastcenturyrecountsanimportanttimeinAmericanhistory,andprovidesanenduringportraitofanindependentyoungwomanonthebrinkofbecomingoneofthemostprominentfiguresinAmerica.
