Cowboy Romance: (Of Horsesweat And Hornflies) (Volume 2) [Paperback]

Bob Kinford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

True stories of "cun-cussin" induced cowboy humor from a working ranch cowboy with over 35 years in the saddle. Bob's writing will make you feel the pain and see the humor of living life in the cowboy lane. From being "bull-ta-puted" to being hit by lightning or dragged across the desert by his foot under a runaway bronc mule, Bob Kinford will have you simultaneously laughing and wrenching in pain. A must read for real cowboys and "wannabes" alike!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Good cowboy humor usually is wry, dry and witty. Beter yet a top cowboy humorist has no fear and takes good-natured potshots at his own or any other large ego that comes within his sights. however his true talent lies in showing us how to share the laugh when we shoot ourselves, rather than someone else in the foot. In Cowboy Romance Bob Kinford has mastered the genre.

The book subtitle itself is a subtle stab at "all the Madison Avenue and Hollywod hype" about the romance of the American West. On the realistic one hand, Kinford knows there's nothing romantic about horse sweat, hornflies and a lot of the other givens in the ranch cowboy's experience. On the romantic other hand the author somewhat proudly apreciates the magnificent appeal the West and his lifestyle hold for so many and wants to share it with them from his perspective.

As a result, Kinford makes it easy for anyone, including those who aren't ranch raised to follow the action. "Cowboy Literate", the first of his essays, entertains as it explains working cowboy terminology used throughout the book. With that as a foundation, almost any reader will be able to apreciate Kinford's other commentaries: "Da Bull and da Proffessor," "Bureau of Lost Minds," "As The Hairbrains Turn" and more.

Therein lies the appeal of Cowboy Romance: Kinford never makes his reader feel ignorant for not knowing the West as he knows it, nor does he hold himself above the reader as a last, great icon of the American West. Instead he puts tongue in cheek and dares the reader to find the romance in his west. -- Western Horseman- March 1999

If you're reading this review you must like COWBOY MAGAZINE, and if you like this magazine then you're gonna like this book. Bob Kinford has written short stories for COWBOY MAGAZINE in the past and we've got some scheduled for future issues. Kinford has a good way of telling about incidents that happen to cowboys and this book is final proof.

Every cowboy has stories to tell and Kinford is no exception. In this neat little voulumne, nicely illustrated by cartoonist James Dorrance, Kinford has included 31 cowboy tales about everything from horse wrecks, to wannabe cowboys, to veterinarians to working with mules. Its fun and it's funny. We wish all cowboys could publish their stories like this. -- Cowboy Magazine- Summer 1998 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Bob Kinford has worked across the west as a cowboy and horse trainer for over 35 years. He currently works on a ranch in west Texas with his wonderful wife Catie and their son Dakota.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: 2lazy4U Livestock & Literary Co (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966089030
• ISBN-13: 978-0966089035
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,761,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining glimpse into the life of a cowboy - great book!, October 13, 1999

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"Western Horseman Magazine" - July,... (Colorado Springs, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowboy Romance (of horsesweat & hornflies) (Paperback)

All those late-night John Wayne movies or old episodes of Rawhide got you hankerin' for the freedom and romance of the cowboy life? Started listening to old Sons of the Pioneers songs while commuting to the office? Well, be sure to read "Cowboy Romance" before you trade your Toyota Land Cruiser for an old beat-up Ford pickup and head for the hills. This book will set you straight on the cowboy life, and it's sure not about sitting around the campfire singing "Old Paint" while pretty cowgirls swoon.

Bob Kinford, the cowboy who wrote the book, is that rare blend of good cowpuncher and good writer. Bob's company, the "Too Lazy for You Livestock and Literary Company," underscores these talents. The book is well-designed and the illustrator, James Dorrance, is as talented as I've seen anywhere. In the introduction to the book, Bob asks: "If it isn't romance, freedom, or big money, what is it that makes one earn his living as a cowboy? As soon as I find out, I'll let you know, because I haven't the foggiest idea."

But Bob does know, and after you read his stories (all true), you begin to get a glimmer. Actually, he gives you a hint in the introduction, when he says, "So in spite of the broken bones, frostbitten fingers, and poverty, you press on for whatever the moments of pure pain and pure pleasure are worth, for without one you cannot truly appreciate the other." Bob's stories will have you in stitches, but they also are real and show you what price these men pay for their hard-won independence and freedom. It's a price most of are too lazy or too insecure (we want that retirement plan) to want to pay, so we'll read the book, laugh, and wish we could have more adventure in our lives, then (perhaps wisely, but the loss is ours) go back to the office. Great book!

4.0 out of 5 stars Cowboy Whoppers, February 25, 2004

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This review is from: Cowboy Romance (of horsesweat & hornflies) (Paperback)

I was given a copy of this book by the author's uncle (my sister's ex-husband & one of the best storytellers I ever heard). Bob carries on a family tradition. Can't anyone but a cowboy tell stories like this! Funny and very probably a lot of truth in there...can't anything complicate life faster than putting a cow, a horse & a cowboy together...anywhere. Great read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Western Horseman Review, March 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cowboy Romance (of horsesweat & hornflies) (Paperback)

March 1999 issue of Western Horseman says "Bob Kinford has mastered the genre...he puts tongue in cheek and dares the reader to find romance in his west."