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Bill Pickett
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William R. Sanford |
Describes the life and accomplishments of the son of a former slave whose unusual bulldogging style made him a rodeo star. |
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The Chisholm Trail in American history
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William R. Sanford |
Presents the history of the trail which became the main route for the Texas cattle trade after the Civil War. |
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Cowboys
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Marie Gorsline |
Describes the life of the cowboys in the old West, how they ate, slept, dressed, tamed horses, drove cattle, lived on the trail, and spent their leisure time. |
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Cowboy
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David Murdoch |
Text and photographs trace the history and lore of cowboys around the globe. |
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Riding on a range
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G. Lawson Drinkard |
Provides information about what life is like for cowboys today, as well as in the past, introduces cowboy lingo and poetry, and gives ideas for how to experience some aspects of cowboy life. |
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Cowboys
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Martin W. Sandler |
Presents, in text and illustrations, an overview of the life and legend of the American cowboy. |
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Anthony Reynoso
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Martha Cooper,Ginger Gordon |
Documents the experiences of nine-year-old Tony as he follows in the Mexican trick roping tradition handed down to him by his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. |
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Cowboy country
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Ann Herbert Scott |
An "old buckaroo" tells how he became a cowboy, what the work was like in the past, and how this life has changed. |
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Trail fever
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D. J. Lightfoot |
A biography of George Saunders, a cowboy who endured cattle drives, stampedes, and skirmishes with Indians on the Texas frontier during and after the Civil War. |
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B is for buckaroo
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Gleaves Whitney |
The letters of the alphabet are represented by words, set in short rhymes with additional information, relating to cowboys and ranch life. |
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Nat Love
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Sarah Penn |
Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting. |
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Buckaroo baby
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Libby Ellis |
Introduces words connected with cowboys such as saddle, lasso, gent, and badge. |
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The wild horse gatherers
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Alden Robertson |
Text and photographs describe efforts of a small band of cowboys to round up wild horses and burros to prevent their growing numbers from overgrazing fragile desert land. |
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Cowboys of the Wild West
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Russell Freedman |
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. |
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