cowhands

Rhyming text relates the adventures of two cows who long to be cowgirls as they head to the rodeo, participate in a hoedown, and experience other aspects of the "Buckamoo Girl" life.

Collection of over one hundred commentaries and poems from Baxter Black an irregular commentator on National Public Radio, syndicated columnist, best-selling cowboy poet, and former large animal veterinarian.

Follows the adventures of a brave but foolhardy bronco-buster as he meets his match in the horse called "Strawberry Roan." Based on an old Western folksong.

An alphabet book featuring words that are related to cowboys and their way of life, such as Appaloosa and tumbleweed.

Depicts the post-war South and the Reconstruction period which failed to free the newly liberated blacks from white racism and describes the simultaneous migration and settling of the Old West which ultimately left thousands of Native Americans dispossessed and segregated. Includes color illustrations, maps, and photos and also presents a chronology, a timeline, a glossary, and an index.

Reviews the cowboy's role in American culture as a working man, as a musician and stage performer, and as a man's man.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and times of Nat Love, a former slave who left his family farm and travels west in the hopes of becoming a cowboy.

Focuses on the personal experiences of the cowboys, ranchers, and businessmen who established the cattle trails and cow towns of the Wild West.

Illustrations and text explore the history of cowboys and the cattle trade in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America.

Introduces a variety of famous cowgirls, featuring quotations, narratives, photographs, illustrations, and facts about such women as Georgie Sicking, Charley Parkhurst, Tillie Baldwin, and Tad Lucas.