Sky Riders (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. A14.

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Condition: New. 2010. Paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 64 pages. 12.25x9.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 84 pages. Illustrated. Sugar-Loaf, Rio de Janeiro; The Haunted Mine - 1927 tale of a haunted goldmine in the Township of Timmins, Ontario, Canada; The Rest Cure - a sea captain's story of an unusual Atlantic voyage with a party of cowboys; Norfleet's Quest (part 2 of 2) - for three years Texas cattleman Frank Norfleet pursued a gang of confidence tricksters; Death of British Columbia lighthouse keeper Lawrence Dupuis; The Living Death - as strange 1925 a story from Mexico; The Sky-Riders - photo illustrated article about adventures of RCMP airmen maintaining law and order in Canada's vast Northern Territory; The Lawra Lion - a lion visits the Gold Coast; The Forbidden Path - two British officers in the Himalayan foothills; "Grey" - a close-up of manners and customs prevailing in the Northwest Territories of Canada near Yellowknife; First-Trippers; A Matter of Witchcraft - the strange story of a distinguished visitor who contrived to offend one of the wild tribes in the Territory of New Guinea; many nostalgic ads; The Australian Stockman - life of the drovers of Australia's vast Outback - article with photos and map. (SL#253).

First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Front board starting with some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall bright and clean impression. Physical description; 238 p. ; illus. Subjects; Aeronautics History. Aeronautics Flights. Air pilots. Air pilots - Biography. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Front board starting with some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall bright and clean impression. Physical description; 238 p. ; illus. Subjects; Aeronautics History. Aeronautics Flights. Air pilots. Air pilots - Biography. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2003. 1st ed, 2nd printing. Signed. Douglas (Ranger Doug) Green & band members of 'Riders in the Sky'. 140+ photos and an extensive index. A bit of history: As the US expanded west in 1800s, and cattle became big business, the figure of the young brash cattleman who rode with the herds quickly emerged as a cultural icon. Victorian Americans went crazy for cowboys, snapping up dime-store novels and sheet music, and turning out in droves for Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. It was only a matter of time before someone brought together these three facets- entertainer, singer, and cowboy. And when Carl T. Sprague recorded the first hit cowboy record ("When the Work's All Done This Fall") in 1925, the singing cowboy as we know him was born. A singing cowboy himself, Douglas B. Green (known as Ranger Doug of Grammy award-winning group 'Riders In The Sky') collected information & interviews on western music, films, & performers for 30 years. Green traced this history from early days of vaudeville and radio, thru the heyday of movie westerns before WWII, to the current revival. He offers careful analysis of the studio system that made some men, such as Gene Autry & Roy Rogers, famous and documents the role country music and regional TV stations played in carrying on the singing cowboy tradition after WW II. With unpublished photos & rare movie posters, including one from an all-Black western, 'Harlem on the Prairie' (1938). Close friendships with other singing cowboys and their families, provided Doug Green with rare insights into the ways that some cowboys became stars and others did not (such as Raoul Walsh, who lost his eye in a shooting accident, but later became a famous movie director). "Singing in the Saddle" is extensively written: the history of cowboy music is traced, from popular songs such as "Sweet Betsy from Pike" to instantly recognizable harmonies of the 'Sons of the Pioneers'; thoughts on when the famous yodel became ubiquitous part of the singing cowboy's repertoire; how imagery of the singing cowboy became a potent force that even todays' country musicians don cowboy hats to symbolically take part in the singing cowboy image. About fine condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.