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A visual dictionary of the Old West

A visual dictionary of the Old West that focuses on the life of cowboys, western settlers, boomtowns, and the gold rush.

Waynetta and the cornstalk

a Texas fairy tale
A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds.

Nat Love

African American cowboy
Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.

Let 'er buck!

George Fletcher, the people's champion
"African American George Fletcher loved horses from an early age. When he unfairly lost the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared him 'people's champion'"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Let 'er buck!

Recess warriors

hero is a four-letter word
"When imaginations go wild in the schoolyard, anything can happen. Normal kids become world-saving heroes, girls become power-hungry pirates, and zombies take over the school after being infected by the dreaded epidemic--cooties! It's up to Scrap, his partner Yoshi (don't you dare call her a sidekick!), and Clinton, the baddest cowboy in the, um, badlands, to stop recess from collapsing into total apocalyptic chaos"--Amazon.com.

The bumpy ride

2013
"Jack is going horseback riding--it's going to be awesome! But then he has to ride the slowest pony. How can he pretend he's a cowboy now?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Jack the cowboy

2013
Jack and Daisy pretend to be cowboys.

The Halloween Kid

The brave and trusty Halloween Kid saves trick-or-treaters from a crowd of sweet-stealing Goodie Goblins.

Lasso the moon

2005
A little cowboy and a young cowgirl imagine a star-filled round-up in the sky as they drift off to sleep.

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