Customer Reviews

The Cowboy Hat Book

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This coffee-table type book contains a detailed history of the cowboy hat, specific information about how to choose a hat, measure properly for fit, clean it, store it, travel with it, and much more. Even discusses "hat hair!" Numerous historical photos show the development of the cowboy hat across the west and around the world. Exceptional photos of famous hats (who doesn't recognize Festus' Gunsmoke hat or Hoss Cartwright's 10-gallon monster on sight?) and great hat-wearers such as James Garner, the Duke, Henry Fonda and Clint Eastwood. A must for Western lovers, cowboy buffs, and everyday folks who own their own Stetson and want to know how to keep it nice!

Ritch Rand made a hat for me in 1994 and I'm still wearing it today. His book is like his hats- authentic, of the excellent quality and dedicated to the history of the Old West. If you believe that a hat says something about the person who wears it, if you are of the opinion that a hat is more friend and traveling companion than garment, then this book is for you. Read the book then get yourself a hat!!

If you would like to know any, and everything about cowboy hats this books for you.

I ordered this book for my husband as he loves wearing custom made cowboy hats. The book is a history of cowboy hat making and also of the cowboys who wear them. The pictures are excellent, well written and a good resource book for cowboy history buffs. An excellent purchase.

This book truly is a great coffee table book! Besides it being a fun and informative read it has a lot of great pictures of the types of styles. Anyone who is truly into the western life-style or theme will adore this book. I've had both guys and girls comment on how great the book is. I tell them to go get their own and that this copy is mine. :)

A very good book! This book contains a lot of very useful and interesting information on Cowboy hats! It involves cowboy hats past and present. The table of contents: Building the perfect hat; Taking care of a cowboy hat; Contemporary hatmakers; Great hats-great hat people; Brims and crowns; Hat etiquette; Hat fanning; Hat cases and boxes. A lot of great photos along with interesting and amusing information!

I thought that the book was a book on making cowboy hats. It was not, it is a history of hats. It is a nice book, just not what I had thought it was.

We own and wear a lot of western attire. This book shows different styles of western hats and who wore what style and why.

Bought this book for my Dad who always wears a hat. It was a big hit!