This overall was a great book. It was not like I initially expected from looking at the cover and reading the description. I was expecting something light basically highlighting country women from the time period however this book went beyond that and brought light an interesting correlation between the country singers, hillbillys, etc back then and feminists and females in general since. It did seem to read more like a research paper then a traditional book but it included a lot of fun pictures and stories. 3.75 stars.

A fascinating look at the woman Pioneers of country music full of facts and easy to read i would love to read more.

An interesting look at how the music industry treated women in the early years. Stephanie Vander Wel obviously spent considerable time and effort in researching these early women and their considerable impact on country music. The in depth descriptions of their daily lives will keep you engrossed.

You don't have to love country music to fall in love with this book, and I'm not even sure it would help if you do. Quite frankly, this is a glorious read, littered with songs you'll know (and songs you wsh you knew), set against a fertile, fervent world of a kind that modern entertainment simply wouldn't recognise. Some of the stories, it is true, are infuriating to the modern reader, even if they were just "the way things are" at the time, but the triumphs that ring through the book really do feel as though they were worth the tribulations.

In terms of the book's illustrative contet, it's hard to judge on a KIndle. But I'm betting the book is a work of art regardless.