Convict Cowboys is the first book on the nation’s first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel P. Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as important figures in Texas penology.
- ISBN13 9781574418484
- Publish Date 31 August 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of North Texas Press,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English