How to Be a Cowboy by Jim Arndt (2009, Hardcover)

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PublisherGibbs Smith, Publisher
ISBN-101423606426
ISBN-139781423606420
eBay Product ID (ePID)72955575

Product Key Features

Book TitleHow to Be a Cowboy
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicWesterns, Sociology / Rural
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Fiction
AuthorJim Arndt
Book SeriesWestern Humor Ser.
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in
Item Weight27.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-018451
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsIt''s the rich color camerawork that really compels, and Arndt''s classy shots of elaborately designed boots, shirts, blue jeans and hats, plus peripheral cowboy gear, are enough to make a guy chuck the 9-to-5 and head out to the wild, wild West., It's the rich color camerawork that really compels, and Arndt's classy shots of elaborately designed boots, shirts, blue jeans and hats, plus peripheral cowboy gear, are enough to make a guy chuck the 9-to-5 and head out to the wild, wild West.
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal978
Table Of ContentThe Cowboy Code Texas Bix Bender 13 Lesson One: Boot Camp 15 Lesson Two: The Shirt 53 The Cowboy Way 80 Favorite Sayings by Texas Bix Bender 82 Cowboy Lingo by Lawson Drinkard 93 Gene Autry's Cowboy Code 96 Roy Rogers' Riders Club Rules 97 "A Cowboy's Prayer" by Badger Clark 98 Top 20 Cowboy Movies 100 Cowboy Poetry 102 Top Western Novels 104 Cowboy Wave 108 Lesson Three: Denim & Duds 111 Lesson Four: The Hat 127 Lesson Five: The Spur 141 Lesson Six: The Rodeo 159 Lesson Seven: The Ranch 173 Lesson Eight: The Music 189 Lesson Nine: The Buckle 201 Advice from Will Rogers 210 A Cowboy's Blessing 223
SynopsisHow to be a Cowboy is A compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, an all around resource for every aspect of cowboy life., A western icon meets popular culture How to be a Cowboy is a compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, an all around resource for every aspect of cowboy life. It includes the least you need to know about ranching, rodeoing, cooking, dancing, music, yodeling, boots, shirts, horses, hats, buckles, denim, lingo, poetry, and even how to walk like a cowboy. Cowboy history and culture come to light through photos, excerpts, short stories, poems, drawings, prose, and more.
LC Classification NumberF596.A716 2009

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