Persimmon Hill Volume 8 Number 2

National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, Oklahoma City, Volume 8, Number 2. Published date: 1978. Single issue magazine, paper covers, staple bound, 91 pp; 28 cm. Illustrated throughout with numerous color and black and white photographs and reproductions of western art. In very good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers show light bumping and mild creasing at edges with light surface scuffing and handling wear; binding tight; interior pages clean and unmarked. Quarterly magazine issued by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center devoted to western art, cowboy history, ranching culture, and the heritage of the American West. This issue features articles on western film star Buck Jones, the National Academy of Western Art exhibition, ranch history, rodeo events, and wildlife of the American West. Contents include: National Academy of Western Art by the Editors; Buck Jones Hero in Films Hero in Life by Robert Cotton with assistance from Mrs Buck Jones; Mr Frank's Forty-Four by Dean Krakel; My Romance with Western Art by Robert Rockwell; A Look at the Grizzly by Andy Russell; The Hash Knife Outfit by Joan Baeza; Showdown in Fort Worth Featuring Some of Rodeo's Superstars by George Williams; A Westerner's Point of View by Neal Schmidt; Book Review by Paul Rossi; Happenings at the Hall by the Editors; General Store; Mail Call; As I Was Saying by Dean Krakel.…