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By John R. Erickson,Kristine C. Erickson

“The American cowboy is a legendary personality who refuses to die,” says writer John R. Erickson. at the one hand he's a typical guy: a laborer, a employed hand who works for wages. but in his lonely fight opposed to nature and animal crafty, he turns into higher than existence. who's this cowboy? the place did he come from and the place is he at the present time? Erickson addresses those questions in accordance with firsthand commentary and adventure in Texas and Oklahoma. And within the means of describing and defining the trendy operating cowboy—his paintings, his instruments and kit, his horse, his roping method, his form of costume, his relationships together with his spouse and his employer—Erickson supplies a radical description of contemporary ranching, the industrial milieu within which the cowboy operates. the 1st version of this publication used to be released in 1981. For this moment version Erickson has completely revised and elevated the booklet to debate fresh advancements in cowboy tradition, making the trendy Cowboy the main up to date resource on cowboy and ranch lifestyles this present day. “We meet the fashionable cowboy (his costume relies on climate, chores, and self-esteem) and stick with him during the 12 months: spring roundup, branding and ‘working’ the calves; recognizing challenge animals and slicing them from the herd; repairing windmills and mending fences; fall roundup, and feeding animals in iciness. . . . this can be a energetic portrait, bound to attract all Western buffs.”— Publishers Weekly

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