Randi Samuelson-Brown is a native of Colorado, originally from Golden. She is the author of multiple books including The Bad Old Days of Colorado: Untold Stories of the Wild West, which was a finalist in the Colorado Book Awards 2021 and was featured on C-SPAN. Market Street Madam, an award-nominated historical fiction, is set in a vice-riddled Denver and Leadville during the 1890s. Because of her books' successes, Randi is emerging as a known Denver historian and has presented at: Center for Colorado Women's History at the Byers-Evans House Museum; History Colorado; Historic Denver; Golden History Museum; various Colorado historical societies and libraries; and writers' conferences across the region. She lives in Denver, CO.

"Randi Samuelson-Brown has left no stone unturned in this comprehensive history of the horse...Filled with passion and respect for horses everywhere, this book is a must-have for any Western historian and horse owner."

"The history of the horse in the West is one of courage, tragedy, glory, and hard work. Samuelson-Brown manages to capture it all in a thought-provoking, easy to read account."

"The Western Horse: A Popular History of the Wild and Working Animal uncovers the past, dispelling myths and falsehoods along the way so that we might be better suited to look forward with perspective -- in this case, readers will better know the American icon that is the spirited Western horse and will come to appreciate how the animal has captured the image of freedom and strength."

"Though a work of non-fiction, Samuelson-Brown's book is anything but a dry textbook-dry treatise. Her historical accounts are lively and interesting and her subjects - human and equine - are colorfully described."

Publisher: Two Dot Books

Pub date: 2024-09-03

Length: 210 pages