The American cowboy emerges from these pages as a recognizable human being with little resemblance to the picturesque inventions of the horse opera. Ramon F. Adams, a highly respected authority on the old West, talks straight about what the cowhand really did and thought. His cow-punching, broncobusting, trail driving; his rodeo riding, poker playing, socializing; his horse, guns, rope, clothing, sleeping bag; his eating and drinking habits; his attitude toward God, women, bosses; his unwritten code of conduct-everything about this vanished breed is told with absorbing authenticity, in the rich and varied lingo of the range.
- ISBN10 0803210256
- ISBN13 9780803210257
- Publish Date 1 June 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 5 January 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Nebraska Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 277
- Language English