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Cowboys and the Trappings of the Old West
by William Manns, Elizabeth Clair Flood, and Charlotte Berney
Available from Amazon
$29.70
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Features
Hardcover: 223 pages
Publisher: ZON International Publishing; 1st ed edition September 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0939549131
ISBN-13: 978-0939549139
Product Dimensions:
11.6 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
Publisher Comments
Rarely does a book come along of such exceptional quality as Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old West. This was obviously a labor of love by authors William Manns and Elizabeth Clair Flood. Every aspect of the life and equipment of the old time cowboy has been painstakingly researched and documented. The book starts off with a touching foreword by the King of the Cowboys himself, Roy Rogers. This wonderful title explores the cowboys' simple cattle drive days, and his rise to icon status. The clever text filled with colorful anecdotes, follows the old time cowpoke through a fascinating jorney from ranch life to rodeo arenas, wild west show fame, and finally on to Hollywood. Individual chapters address the chronological design evolution of spurs, chaps, saddles, hats, weapons, and clothing. It is rare that a colorful picture book is combines with such superbly written text. No matter how many times you pick up this book, you will discover more fascinating information in the fact-laden captions and text. This book is destined to become the definitive book on the subject, and an important one for and cowboy enthusiast or collector of Western Americana.
Book Description
Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old West is a pictorial celebration of the old time buckaroo. The cowboys' colorful story and history are graphically presented in this epic narrative. For the first time, his saddles, chaps, spurs, and other tools of the trade are presented in a carefully crafted portrait. Tribute is given to the artisans and craftsmen who fashioned the cowboy's unique outfit. The history of the famous frontier saddlemakers is explored. Through rare, many never before published photos, the history of the early cowboy is traced from the cattle drives and ranches of the old west to the Wild West Show and Rodeo Arena. Cowgirls and Calico Queens are included as exciting companions to our old time cowpokes. With over 550 color photos, 9"x11.5", deluxe hardcover edition. This book has a colorful foreword by the late Roy Rogers. Chapters include spurs, hats, saddles, boots, guns, chaps, WIld West Shows, soiled doves, longhorns, and much more.
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Cowboys and the Trappings of the Old West
by William Manns, Elizabeth Clair Flood, and Charlotte Berney
Available from Amazon
$29.70
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