Lingo of the American West captured in 2,000 phrases and expressions - colorful, humorous, fun! Horse and cattle terms, rodeo talk, barbwire names, brands.
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'Frosty' Potter was born in Iowa in 1895.
Raised on the family's Diamond N Ranch in North Dakota, Frosty began writing and collecting cowboy lore at an early age.
Frosty has had three books published, his other two books are; 'Whoa... Yuh Sonsabitches' and 'Cowboys Talk Right Purty!'
Raised on the family's Diamond N Ranch in North Dakota, Frosty began writing and collecting cowboy lore at an early age.
Frosty has had three books published, his other two books are; 'Whoa... Yuh Sonsabitches' and 'Cowboys Talk Right Purty!'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Colorful Cowboy Sayings!,
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This review is from: Cowboy Slang: Colorful Cowboy Sayings (Paperback)
Edgar "Frosty" Potter has put together an excellent compilation cowboy slang. This book is chock full of amusing phrases such as: "He's as slow actin' as wet gunpowder" and "Hot words lead to cold slabs." This book is a MUST, for anyone looking to spice up their written dialog with amusing phrases, or for any fan of the cowboy/western genre in general.Unlike other books, with the same theme, this is a book of phrases, arranged in a logical concise order. Several amusing illustrations are scattered throughout.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A useful source,
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This review is from: Cowboy Slang: Colorful Cowboy Sayings (Paperback)
This is a small [128-page] "dictionary" listing words or phrases that cowboys do use, did use, or might have used. Like most slang and old colloquial language that does not have much of a written record, there is not much about origins, simply because there is no way to find them. Not listing origins is better than making them up!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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I don't know whether to call this cutesy or juvenile, but it was definitely not informative. The "slang" was not historical, but the kind of stuff you hear on old westerns. Some real information on brands, cattle, and horses was interesting, but not very in-depth.
Not a book for adults, but small children might be amused.
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