The story highlights their meeting, their marriage in 1948—following a dramatic real-life rescue where Roy saved Dale from a rampaging horse—and the challenges they faced, including the loss of three of their nine children.
The most common reference is to the dual autobiography Happy Trails: Our Life Story , co-authored with Jane and Michael Stern.
It traces the lives of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans , from Roy’s early days as an Ohio "backwoods country boy" to their massive success in films, radio, and television.