Published in harback in August 2006 and released in paperback in March 2008! [see links below] Produced by Penn Publishing and distributed by Sterling Publishing, 208 pages, hardback: ISBN: 1-4027-1800-4/ paperback: ISBN: 1-4027-5369-1
URL for this page: http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/slatta/cowboys/cover.htm Google Preview: Have a free look at the book online! Additional book information at Sterling Publishing, US distributor of COWBOY View a sampler of photographs from the book Place a book order at Amazon Prefer Barnes & Noble? For more about author Rich Slatta, ride on over to his home range, http://www.cowboyprof.com Table of Contents
- COWBOY LIFE & LEGEND, 6
- COWBOYS AROUND THE WORLD, 24
- COWBOY & RANCHING ROOTS, 40
- ON THE RANCH, 80
- UP THE TRAIL, 120
- COWBOY FOOD & FUN, 144
- THE COWBOY HERO IN POPULAR CULTURE, 178
- MORE COWBOY FRONTIERS, 202
Rich Slatta is author of many books about the American cowboy, including Cowboys of the Americas, The Cowboy Encyclopedia, Comparing Cowboys and Frontiers, and The Mythical West. Erratum [Latin for we screwed up]: Profuse apologies to Chuck Milner and Red Steagall for the miscaptioning of the photograph on page 189. Any westerner will immediately see that the photo finds Steagall at center stage. Reader Responses and Reviews
A Kid's Review: Five Stars "The best cowboy book of all times, March 21, 2007" Read full review on Amazon.com About books by Alvena Bieri, Special to the NewsPress, Stillwater, OK April 04, 2007, "Oklahoma’s economic history includes not just farming, oil production and all kinds of industry. Going back to the late 1800s, it also took in the rather exciting job of being a cowboy. Richard W. Slatta, history professor at North Carolina State University, has written a beautiful book on the subject, “Cowboy: The Illustrated History.” Review in Mature Times [United Kingdom] March 26, 2007, "In this magnificently illustrated title Richard W Slatta, a pre-eminent historian and frontier expert brings the cowboy saga to life from the past to the present day." Diane C. Donovan, California Bookwatch vol. 1 no. 10, Dec. 2006 Midwest Book Review Five Stars: So many titles have been written on cowboy history that one might wonder at the need for yet another, but here's an oversized photo tribute which stands out from the crowd, surveying both myths and realities of the cowboy on and off-screen, including assessments of cowboys around the world, ranching roots, cowboy film, and cowboy representation in literature. With such a wide-ranging survey in hand, any with an interest benefits from the lively research of 'cowboy professor' Richard W. Slatta, who has already earned numerous awards for his research.
Cowboys Ate Organs By Anneli Rufus, East Bay Express, September 27, 2006 "Braving tornadoes; boiling liver-tongue-brain-kidney stew; putting live wasps in greenhorns' beds — revisit the frontier with Richard Slatta's intelligent Cowboy: The Illustrated History (Sterling, $24.95)." Read George Cohen's glowing review that appeared in the American Library Association's Booklist, Sept. 1, 2006. Reprinted at Amazon.com "Excellent for browsing or reports." Letter from Clark Crouch, Western and Cowboy Poet Read Clark Crouch's Western Poetry