Author: Richard W. SlattaPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393314731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Over 450 entries provide information on cowboy history, culture, and myth of both North and South America.
The Cowboy Encyclopedia
Author: Richard W. SlattaPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393314731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Over 450 entries provide information on cowboy history, culture, and myth of both North and South America.
Tools of the Cowboy Trade
Author: Casey BeardPublisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN: 9780879057329
Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The trappings of the cowboy trade are mementos of a romantic heritage, of the frontier life, whether they hang in a Glasgow country club or on a buckaroo's tack room wall. This text is a celebration of cowboy paraphernalia, also including a source guide to the world's top 30 crafters.
The Cowboy Trade
Author: Glen RoundsPublisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 9780823410835
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
For more than a hundred years traveling Wild West shows and Western films have drawn enthusiastic crowds in all parts of the world, and playing cowboy is a popular pastime of young boys everywhere. Even now countless millions of folk, both young and old, squat nightly in front of their television sets, breathlessly following the latest adventures of their favorite Western heroes.
Cattle Drive (eBook)
Author: Robynne EaganPublisher: Lorenz Educational Press
ISBN: 0787785636
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Cowboys riding their horses across the prairie taking huge herds of cattle to market, sleeping under the stars as coyotes howl in the night—it's a scene familiar to all and especially beloved by children. Almost all boys, and many girls, at some point in their young lives dream of being cowboys. But most don't have any idea how hard those cowboys had to work or what dangers and discomforts they faced along the trail. This book will help students put themselves in the place of the cowboy and learn some of the details behind the exciting life-style.
Cowboy Style
Author: Chase Reynolds EwaldPublisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423601081
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Cowboy Style highlights today's Western furnishings-from meticulous leather-wrapped armoires to hand-carved mantelpieces depicting a trout stream or local wildlife. An extraordinary commitment of time plus a pure passion and singular creative vision are the hallmarks of the fine furnishings of the contemporary West. Today's artisans are creating works that are fresh, beautiful, meticulously crafted, sometimes nostalgic, often humorous, and always celebratory of both the region and its traditions. In Cowboy Style, Ewald interviews dozens of today's craftsmen, including Jimmy and Lynda Covert, Peter M. Fillerup, Mike Patrick, and Chris Chapman, and explores Cowboy d cor for every room in the house! " . . . Dozens of full-color photographs take you into the homes of people who love the West and have furnished their living quarters with the finest western craftsmanship available." - -American Cowboy Magazine "An excellent place to start. . . Ewald breaks down Western decor by individual U.S.-based designers that contributed to the look." -Toronto Star
The Modern Cowboy
Author: John R. EricksonPublisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574411772
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
What does it take to raise cattle in the 21st century? Ask John Erickson. For any aspiring cowboy, this is an essential guide.
Cowboy Chic
Author: Chase Reynolds EwaldPublisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9780879059620
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Western furnishings today range from meticulous leather-wrapped armoires to hand-carved mantelpieces depicting a trout stream or local wildlife. An extraordinary commitment of time plus a pure passion and singular creative vision are the hallmarks of the fine furnishings of the contemporary West. Today's artisans are creating works that are fresh, beautiful, meticulously crafted, sometimes nostalgic, often humorous, and always celebratory of both the region and its traditions. This is COWBOY CHIC. Hardback; 150
Cowboys of the Wild West
Author: Russell FreedmanPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395548004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's.
American Cowboys
Author: Jeff SavagePublisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766056449
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
James McCauley stood watch over his herd of cattle in the midnight darkness. Storm clouds plastered the sky. Suddenly, a clap of thunder stirred the cattle. Frightened by the loud sound, the cattle were off and running. Stampede. McCauley's horse got jittery, and took him in every direction. McCauley was lost. The life of a cowboy in the Wild West was tough. From branding cattle to cattle drives, a cowboy worked hard. Author Jeff Savage takes a firsthand look at the lives of American cowboys, from rounding up cattle to the end of a long drive.
A Western Legacy
Author: National Cowboy and Western Heritage MuseumPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137315
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of this premier museum in Oklahoma City, offering both an institutional history and a captivating collection of photographs representing its extensive holdings. Simultaneous.