The Cowboy: An Unconventional History of Civilization on the Old-Time Cattle Range - Softcover

Philip Ashton Rollins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806129360 ISBN 13: 9780806129365

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997

Synopsis

The American cowboy has long been a popular figure in fiction, motion pictures,and studies of the West, but over the years inaccuracies have crept in, distorting the image of the real cowboy. Philip Ashton Rollins, in The Cowboy, sets out to provide a complete, accurate handbook on the everyday life of the cowboy--trailing, herding, branding, round-up, and horsebreaking. He also discusses tools of the trade, including types of saddles, bits, riatas, boots, and spurs. Most vivid is his presentation of the cowboy’s personality, code, mores, and amusements.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Ashton Rollins participated in two cattle drives as a teenager and spent six months on the Cheyenne Indians' Dakota reservation. Educated as a lawyer in the East, he regularly returned to visit and study the West firsthand. He is the author of several books on cowboys and the West, including Jinglebob: A True Story of a Real Cowboy and Gone Haywire: Two Tenderfoots on the Montana Cattle Range in 1886.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0806129360
• ISBN 13: 9780806129365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 430