A guide to becoming a cowboy or cowgirl discusses the honest truth about cowboy boots, chuck wagon etiquette, rules of the dirt road, buckaroo knots for scarves, the semiotics of brands, and other topics.
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The perfect guide to contemporary cowboy culture for all of those buckaroo wanna-bes and weekend ranchers. From the different types of saddles, spurs, and boots to what type of cowboy picks out what type of hat, Morris has included interesting basic information on all aspects of ranch life. Prudent "cowboy wisdom" is included at the end of each chapter (e.g., "Don't squat with your spurs on"), as well as basic western rules ("chuck wagon etiquette") and essential vocabulary ("cowboy talk" and "Spanish roots"). Chapters include history and explanations for such topics as why Cookie is the most important person on the roundup, and Morris even includes such standard roundup and ranch recipes as sourdough biscuits and son-of-a-bitch stew. A fun and educational guide that should be popular given today's renewed interest in the Wild West. Caroline Paulison
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Cute book for the novice cowboy and cowgirl--entertaining reading for the "real thing". Well written and technically correct--great pictures and illustrations. Obviously written by one who knows the cowboy way. Highly recommended!
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I bought this when we first moved to the West, so I would sound like a local! It's a great reference book, and explains the differences between vaqueros, cowboys, cowpunchers, and buckaroos. A fun read.
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A modern cowboy manual,
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This review is from: Cowboy Life: A Saddlebag Guide for Dudes, Tenderfeet, and Cowpunchers Everywhere (Paperback)
Fascinating book about the cowboy life- yesterday's and today's. The author is a fine wordsmith and the illustrations are marvelous. The author is clearly in love with the "Western Spirit," and you even if you have never been west of the Mississippi, you will probably be infected with her enthusiasm.
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THE SUN COMES up over Bull Mountain just as Vince Carey rides out of cow camp, ready to round up the cattle grazing in Lockhart Meadows and bring them down from the mountains. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THE SUN COMES up over Bull Mountain just as Vince Carey rides out of cow camp, ready to round up the cattle grazing in Lockhart Meadows and bring them down from the mountains. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
most cowboys, bucking bronc, many cowboys, steer wrestling, one cowboy, bronc riding, bronc rider, cowboy poetry, rodeo riders, ranch family, bull riders, trail boss, cowboy life, calf roping, rodeo cowboys, barrel racing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cowboy Wisdom, Buffalo Bill, James Fain, Las Vegas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Stephen Collector, Civil War, Fort Worth, Julie Chase, Oklahoma City, Casey Tibbs, Montana Historical Society, Old West, Santa Gertrudis, Charles Belden Collection, Jim Shoulders, John Wayne, Kansas City, King Ranch, National Finals Rodeo, Rio Grande, Robin Barker, Wild Bill, World War New!
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- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry on page 37, and page 53
- Trails Plowed Under: Stories of the Old West by Charles M. Russell on page 28
- Texas Empires: Lone Star by Evelyn Rogers on page 36
- Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering by Hal Cannon on page 239
- The Lost Valley and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood on page 240
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- A Cormac McCarthy Companion: The Border Trilogy by Edwin T. Arnold on page 226
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