Author : Ramon Frederick Adams
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780618083497
Here in one volume is a complete guide to cowboy-speak. Like many of today's foreign language guides, this handy book is organized not alphabetically but situationally, lest readers find themselves in Texas at a loss for words.
Author : Edgar R. Potter
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 28,88 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Cattle brands
ISBN : 9780875641058
Author : Ron Gale
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 27,96 MB
Release : 2013-04-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781482609295
Have you ever wanted to know how to talk like an old time cowboy? This book has the words and phrases for any western event. Western slang and sayings are excellent for parties, for introductions and for commentators at western events.
Author : Jim Arndt
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1423612744
Explore every facet of being a cowboy with essays and colorful photos in this guide from the author of Buckaroo Boots and Art of the Buckle. How to be a Cowboy is a compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, and all-around resource for every aspect of cowboy life. It includes the least you need to know about ranching, rodeoing, cooking, music, dancing, yodeling, lingo (like “dude,” “bronc,” and “hoss”), cowboy poetry, hats, boots (like boot history and how to choose a pair for yourself), spurs, shirts, horses, hats, buckles, denim, and also how to walk like a cowboy. Discover the top twenty cowboy movies and top western novels. You’ll even find advice from cowboy icon Will Rogers. “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.”—Martin Brady, BookPage
Author : Peter Watts
Publisher : Wings
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 33,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 9780517119136
The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers.
Author : William Dale Jennings
Publisher : In the Hands of a Child
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 12,19 MB
Release :
Category : Cowboys
ISBN :
Author : Fred Harman
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 1938
Category : Americanisms
ISBN :
A dictionary of terms relating to a cowboy's life presented not in alphabetical order but as a collection of lingo with a few short stories after the terms.
Author : Bill Roorbach
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 32,32 MB
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1616201568
This funny, exuberant novel captures the reader with the grand sweep of seven-foot-tall David “Lizard” Hochmeyer’s larger-than-life quest to unravel the mystery surrounding his parents’ deaths. It’s a journey laden with pro football stars, a master chef and his beautiful transvestite lover, a world-famous ballerina and her English rocker husband, and a sister who’s as brilliant as she is unstable. A wildly entertaining, plot-twisting novel of murder, seduction, and revenge—rich in incident, expansive in character, and lavish in setting—Life Among Giants is an exhilarating adventure. Editors’ pick for Amazon’s Best of 2012 Shelf Awareness Top Ten Best Fiction of 2012 Columbus Dispatch’s Top Books of 2012
Author : Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 2019-02-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541546903
"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans. . . . A champion indeed." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The true tale of a cowboy's epic rodeo ride from acclaimed author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Caldecott Honoree Gordon C. James. In 1911, three men were in the final round of the famed Pendleton Round-Up. One was white, one was Indian, and one was black. When the judges declared the white man the winner, the audience was outraged. They named black cowboy George Fletcher the "people's champion" and took up a collection, ultimately giving Fletcher far more than the value of the prize that went to the official winner. Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson tells the story of Fletcher's unlikely triumph with a western flair that will delight kids—and adults—who love true stories, unlikely heroes, and cowboy tales.
Author : Joanne Kennedy
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1402265506
Sparks fly when a sexy cowboy collides with a determined city girl out in a West filled with quirky characters and sizzling romance. Acclaimed for delivering "a fresh take on the traditional contemporary Western," Joanne Kennedy's books might just be your next great discovery! From stable to boardroom... Sarah Landon's Ivy League scholarship transforms her from a wide-eyed country girl into a poised professional. Until she's assigned to do damage control with the boss's rebellious brother Lane, who's the burr in everybody's saddle. He's determined to save his community from oil drilling, and she's not going back to the ranch she left forever. Spurs will shine in this saucy romp about ranchers and roots, redemption and second chances. Praise for Tall, Dark and Cowboy: "Charming."—RT Book Reviews "A sassy and sexy wild ride that is more fun than a wild hootenanny!"—The Romance Reviews, 5 Stars "Practically sizzles off the page."—Eva's Sanctuary "Another steamy, suspenseful offering from the popular Kennedy."—Booklist
