Horsing Around: Contemporary Cowboy Humor (Humor in Life & Letters)

This collection by Lawrence Clayton and Kenneth W. Davis proves that the humor of the contemporary cowboy is as vibrant and entertaining as that of the old-time cowhand. Lawrence Clayton is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of English at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Kenneth W. Davis is professor of English at Texas Tech University. The book is a publication in the Humor in Life and Letters Series.

Also in the series:
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Still More Urban Folklore
from the Paperwork Empire
By Alan Dundes and Carl R. Pagter
360 pages, illustrated
ISBN 0-8143-2357-X, cloth
ISBN 0-8143-2358-8,paper
Jewish Wry
Essays on Jewish Humor
Edited, with an Introduction
by Sarah Blacher Cohen
244 pages
ISBN 0-8143-2366-9,paper
Caver design by Mary Krzewinski with an illustration by Ace Reid
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Detroit, Michigan 48202
ISBN 0-8143-2144-5

Lawrence Clayton is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of English at Hardin-Simmons University. He obtained his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. His most recent book is Watkins Reynolds Matthews: A Biography.

Kenneth W. Davis, a professor of English at Texas Tech University, is the author of Black Cats, Hoot Owls and Water Witches. He earned his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.