Ridin' the Rainbow

Ridin' the Rainbow

Author	Rosemary Drachman Taylor
Language	English
Subject	Americana
Genre	Comedy
Set in	Tucson, Arizona
Publisher	Whittlesey House
Publication date	1944
Publication place	United States
Pages	271

Ridin' the Rainbow is a 1944 novel by Rosemary Drachman Taylor. Like her first novel, Chicken Every Sunday, this novel was also about her family, but whereas the first novel's protagonist was Ethel, the family matriarch, this novel focused on the family's patriarch, Mose, and his various business dealings. The working title of the novel was The Town's Coming This Way, which was an expression her father used whenever he brought a large tract of undeveloped property.[1][2]

Plot

Mose Drachman is a young man in the Arizona Territory, trying to make his way. He starts working in his Uncle Sam's cigar store, before beginning to sell Arbuckle coffee, which proved highly successful. Over the years he gets involved in oil wells, gold mines, steam laundries, and real estate development.

Reception

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times said the novel was "one of the most amusing personal histories available this season."[3] The Philadelphia Inquirer also gave the novel a positive review, although they did not like it as much as Chicken Every Sunday.[4]

References

1. "Author Pleads Against Hatred". Arizona Daily Star. January 15, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rosemary Taylor Returns To "Life With the Boarders"". Arizona Daily Star. March 21, 1943. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "'Chicken Every Sunday' Told From Father's Side". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. April 29, 1945. p. 28. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "A Sequel to 'Chicken Every Sunday'". Philadelphia Inquirer. October 29, 1944. p. 55. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.