Jennifer Lawrence, Author
Jennifer (Jennie) Lawrence enjoys life on the high, windswept plains of Wyoming with her husband Mark. She was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. She moved to Wyoming as a young adult and has called it home since. She has a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Communications from the University of Wyoming, and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education. She is retired from teaching at the alternative high school in Laramie, WY.
Her writing interests are varied, but currently focuses on the American West from the 1800s to today, both fiction and nonfiction. She is a multiple award-winning writer, including a Willa Award for her book, Soap Suds Row The Bold Lives of Army Laundresses, 1802-1876.
Jennie enjoys spending time in nature, and volunteers with various wildlife and conservation organizations. She also takes pleasure in riding her American Quarter Horse mare and has a soft spot in her heart for Shetland ponies.
Available Books
Horsethief Moon
Book One in the Abby and Maddie
Young Adult Mystery Series
Best friends Abby and Maddie are enjoying the last weeks of summer before school starts as they prepare to show their horses in the 4-H classes at the Wyoming State Fair. But what can they do when boarding stable owner Sadler Scott is injured in what appears to be an accident, cattle escape from the pasture, some valuable horses are stolen, and Abby finds herself in unimaginable danger? Join Abby and Mandy as they work to solve the mystery surrounding Scott’s Stable.
Available From
Publisher:
Pendragon Publishing
P.O. Box 893
Laramie, WY 82073
Soap Suds Row:
The Bold Lives of Army Laundresses
1802-1876
Women have always followed the troops, but military laundresses were the first to be carried on the rolls of the U.S. Army. They traveled and lived alongside the soldiers during two of the most important conflicts in United States history: the Civil War and the war on the western frontier. A few laundresses made names for themselves. Laundresses who got written up in records, diaries, and newspapers were often involved in colorful or unfortunate circumstances. No, they were not all loose women. Some were; however, most were simply brave, adventurous, and unorthodox women. They marched with the army for hundreds of miles, carrying their babies and tugging small children behind them. Among the first non-native women on lonely frontier outposts, they waited in frightened huddles in camps and forts for their soldier-husbands to return from dangerous campaigns. Susie King Taylor, born a slave, taught both black children and soldiers to read and write between washing piles of laundry.
Available From
Publisher:
High Plains Press
403 Cassa Road
Glendo, WY 82213
Available Books
Horsethief Moon
Book One in the Abby and Maddie
Young Adult Mystery Series
Coming Soon…
Best friends Abby and Maddie are enjoying the last weeks of summer before school starts as they prepare to show their horses in the 4-H classes at the Wyoming State Fair. But what can they do when boarding stable owner Sadler Scott is injured in what appears to be an accident, cattle escape from the pasture, some valuable horses are stolen, and Abby finds herself in unimaginable danger? Join Abby and Mandy as they work to solve the mystery surrounding Scott’s Stable.
Available From
Publisher:
Pendragon Publishing
P.O. Box 893
Laramie, WY 82073
Soap Suds Row:
The Bold Lives of Army Laundresses
1802-1876
Women have always followed the troops, but military laundresses were the first to be carried on the rolls of the U.S. Army. They traveled and lived alongside the soldiers during two of the most important conflicts in United States history: the Civil War and the war on the western frontier. A few laundresses made names for themselves. Laundresses who got written up in records, diaries, and newspapers were often involved in colorful or unfortunate circumstances. No, they were not all loose women. Some were; however, most were simply brave, adventurous, and unorthodox women. They marched with the army for hundreds of miles, carrying their babies and tugging small children behind them. Among the first non-native women on lonely frontier outposts, they waited in frightened huddles in camps and forts for their soldier-husbands to return from dangerous campaigns. Susie King Taylor, born a slave, taught both black children and soldiers to read and write between washing piles of laundry.
Available From
Publisher:
High Plains Press
403 Cassa Road
Glendo, WY 82213