Lessons From the Range - Adventures of a Working Cowboy - Softcover

Gary Williams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0991130812 ISBN 13: 9780991130818

Publisher: Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly, 2013

Synopsis

Gary L. Williams of San Miguel, Calif., is a modern cowboy with an adventurous story penned in his recently released book, “Lessons from the Range — Adventures of a Working Cowboy,” published by the Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly (GrCI).

“Lessons from the Range” recounts Williams’ love of horses and dogs and his life adventures living out his dream of being a cowboy. The book chronicles his journeys throughout the Western U.S. and the many lessons he learned in an occupation many think to be defunct.

Williams’ passion and longing to be a cowboy began at an early age, inspired like many in his generation by Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Gene Autry. Williams received his first horse by age 12, and by 16 he was training horses for many neighboring ranches. He spent the first 30 years of his career as a ranch cowboy, braving the elements and rugged terrain to catch wild cattle.

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Review

Lessons From the Range: Adventures of a Working Cowboy by Gary Williams is an interesting memoir that speaks about theauthor's passion for horses and his longing to become a cowboy. Theauthor's experiences and adventures with horses and wild cattle, whichwere his constant companions, will keep readers entertained till thevery end. Through the pages of this book, the lure of the range,cowboys, and the animals come alive. Not many people have the staminaand desire to endure the harsh conditions cowboys do, and the authorcaptures the essence of this rare breed called cowboys through hisstory.

The book is engaging and gives readers a peek into the livesof cowboys. Readers can feel the author's pain, his joys, the thrills,the chills, and his adventurous streak through the vivid narration. Thelessons learned and the author's adventures show his character and grit, and readers also learn about the ten points of cowboy ethics. Thepictures shared by the author help readers connect better with his life, his passion for horses and wild cattle, and his time as a cowboy. Theauthor's writing style is simple and easy to comprehend, and flowswithout sounding forced. He pulls readers into the book with hisadventures,experiences, incidents, and first riding lessons. This bookis an excellent tribute to all those cowboys out there and all those who live on ranches. --Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite

Edition details

• Publisher: Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0991130812
• ISBN 13: 9780991130818
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276