A Sampler of Essays by the Cowboy Professor Spur

You'll find much more good reading in his various books.
  1. Western frontier life in America World Book Encyclopedia contribution
  2. Poem: "Mama, I want to be a cowboy"
  3. African-American Cowboys some famous black cowboys; some not so famous
  4. A Quick History of Rodeo
  5. Ten Best Cowboys Movies of all Time
  6. An Intro to B Western Movies Ah, the thrill of it all
  7. Cowboy Grub Thank God and Charlie Goodnight for the chuck wagon.
  8. The Cowboy's Horse No horse; no cowboy.
  9. The Cowboy's Hat
  10. The Cowboy's Boots
  11. Types of Cowboys and Their Ranges
  12. Gauchos of Argentina: Cowboys of the Pampas
  • These Lazy S essays are adapted from my book The Cowboy Encyclopedia, published in quality hardback by ABC-CLIO and inexpensive paperback by W. W. Norton.
  • See also Cowboys of the Americas (Yale University Press) for additional richly detailed portraits of cowboy life and lore. For tips on researching and writing comparative history, see my guidebook [cover pictured to the right.]