Cowboy Life and Legend:
An Electronic Work Book

Developed for NCSU HI 491 Spring 2009 on the American West and for NCCAT Seminar, June 2009, Cullowhee, NC

Table of Contents

1. Western frontier life in America World Book Encyclopedia contribution
2. History and Intro
3. Vaqueros
4. Poetry
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Television
7. Rodeo Terms
8. Wit & Wisdom
9. Autry's Commandments
10. Song Lyrics
11. Black Cowboys
12. Buckaroos in Paradise
13. Old West Photographs
14. Modern Cowboy Photographs by Adam Jahiel

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    Bibliographical and Research Assistance
15. Jim Janke's Extensive Old West Internet Links
16. Great Plains Bibliography by Tom Isern
17. Primary Sources and Memoirs about Cowboy Life
18. Suggested Books on Cowboy and Ranch Life
19. Slatta's CowProf.com Home Range
20. NCCAT Cowboy Life and Legend Research Links
21. Dr. Slatta's Cowboy and Old West Links

Thanks to the colleagues whose names appear on these various pages. Their hard work and willingness to share their efforts makes this electronic workbook possible. Use this electronic workbook to explore various aspects of cowboy history and culture.

Most of these materials are copyright by the authors or organizations whose names appear on the various module pages. I hold no registered copyright to any of the materials, although the organization and presentation of these materials into this format probably qualifies as fair use. You may not retransmit or publish any of these materials without permission of the specific copyright holders. You may, however, use these materials on an educational setting, such as your classroom, under the doctrine of "fair use."