Working Cowboys - Hardcover

Hall, Douglas Kent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030704170 ISBN 13: 9780030704178

Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1984

Shows and describes the work and daily lives of American cowboys, traces the history of the cowboy, and looks at how ranch work has changed

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YA The romance of today's cowboy life is illustrated by the image of men drinking steaming mugs of coffee in the rosiness of predawn; the perpetuation of the Code of the West, including such a tenet as never riding another man's horse; and the caring exhibited by the diverse members of the ranch "family." Both the drudgery and the danger of cowboy life are also portrayedriding for 12 to 14 hours a day; working in blizzards or sandstorms; doing menial chores around the ranch; of being bucked, kicked or dragged by a horse. Even after reading of the dangers, the special appeal of cowboy life remainsthe contentment of solitude; life away from the city; the enjoyment of a "postcard sunset" or the feeling of bringing new life into the world when helping with a calving cow. Another allure of this book is the beautiful photography, although the text and corresponding photos are not always near each other. Hall captures the quintessence of cowboys through his portraits of them. This book should have wide appeal, for who hasn't wanted to be a cowhand at some time? Pam Spencer, Mount Vernon High School Library, Alexandria, Va.
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