Saddling Up Anyway: The Dangerous Lives of Old-Time Cowboys

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Saddling Up Anyway: The Dangerous Lives of Old-Time Cowboys

BY THE WINNER OF THE SPUR AWARD
Every time a cowhand dug his boot into the stirrup, he knew that this ride could carry him to trail's end. In real stories told by genuine cowboys, this book captures the everyday perils of the "flinty hoofs and devil horns of an outlaw steer, the crush of a half-ton of fury in the guise of a saddle horse, the snap of a rope pulled taut enough to sever digits. Threats took many forms, all of them sudden, most inescapableâ€•a whooshing arrow or exploding slug, a raging river ready to drag him to the depths, and lightning that rattled bones and deafened if it missed, or came with silent finality if it didn't."
Whether destined to be remembered or forgotten, a cowhand clung to life with all the zeal with which he approached his trade. He was the most loyal of employees, repeatedly putting his neck on the line for a mere dollar a day. Patrick Dearen has brought these reckless and risky adventures to life with colorful stories from interviews with 76 men who cowboyed in the West before 1932 as well as 150 archival interviews and written accounts from as early as the 1870s and well into the mid-twentieth century.

Country	USA
Author	Patrick Dearen
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Taylor Trade Publishing
EAN	9781589792234
Edition	1St Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1589792238
Label	Taylor Trade Publishing
Manufacturer	Taylor Trade Publishing
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	192
PublicationDate	2006-03-27
Publisher	Taylor Trade Publishing
Studio	Taylor Trade Publishing
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Saddling Up Anyway: The Dangerous Lives of Old-Time Cowboys

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