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Ranch Roping: The Complete Guide to a Classic Cowboy Skill
Author: Buck Brannaman
ISBN-10: 1599214474
ISBN-13: 9781599214474
Published: 2009-01-13
Publisher: Lyons Press
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One hundred full-color photographs of Buck in action enhance the step-by-step methodology that leads to mastering this essential Western skill.
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Barrel Racing for Fun and Fast Times: Winning Tips for Horse and Rider
Author: Sharon Camarillo
ISBN-10: 1602397848
ISBN-13: 9781602397842
Published: 2010-02-01
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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How to select, train, and compete on a winning barrel racer.Barrel racing, in which horse and rider gallop in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, is the fastest-growing rodeo event. Author Sharon Camarillo, a successful contestant-turned trainer, teacher, and commentator, presents a comprehensive program that takes the novice barrel racer from the process of choosing her horse up to preparation for and taking part in real races. More than just a specialized manual, Barrel Racing for Fun and Fast Times offers advice that will benefit riders of all disciplines, including ways to care for and condition the equine athlete, selecting appropriate and proper-fitting equipment, acquiring the “winning edge” that allows us to achieve competitive success, and more. 160 color illustrations
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Barrel Racing 101: A Complete Program for Horse and Rider
Author: Marlene McRae
ISBN-10: 1592287964
ISBN-13: 9781592287963
Published: 2006-07-01
Publisher: The Lyons Press
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Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933
Author: L.G. Moses
ISBN-10: 0826316859
ISBN-13: 9780826316851
Published: 1996-04-01
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Between the 1880s and the 1930s Show Indians depicted their warfare with whites and portrayed scenes from their culture in productions that traveled throughout the United States and Europe and drew huge audiences--well over a million people in 1885 alone. The view that they were tipi-and-war-bonnet Indians exploited by entrepreneurs like Buffalo Bill was commonly held by reformers of the 1890s, and has been uncritically accepted ever since. This book, now available in paperback, is the first to examine the lives and experiences of Show Indians from their own point of view. Their dances, re-enactments of battles, and village encampments, the author demonstrates, helped preserve the Indians' cultural heritage through decades of forced assimilation. This book also looks at Wild West shows as ventures in the entertainment business. By considering financing, scripting, recruitment, logistics, and public and creditor perceptions, L. G. Moses reveals the complexity of the enterprise and the numerous--and often contradictory--meanings the shows had for Indians, entrepreneurs, audiences, and government officials.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West: Celebrity, Memory, and Popular History
Author: Joy S. Kasson
ISBN-10: 0809032449
ISBN-13: 9780809032440
Published: 2001-10-17
Publisher: Hill and Wang
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A fascinating analysis of the first famous American to erase the boundary between real history and entertainmentCanada, and Europe. Crowds cheered as cowboys and Indians--and Annie Oakley!--galloped past on spirited horses, sharpshooters exploded glass balls tossed high in the air, and cavalry troops arrived just in time to save a stagecoach from Indian attack. Vivid posters on billboards everywhere made William Cody, the show's originator and star, a world-renowned figure.Joy S. Kasson's important new book traces Cody's rise from scout to international celebrity, and shows how his image was shaped. Publicity stressed his show's "authenticity" yet audiences thrilled to its melodrama; fact and fiction converged in a performance that instantly became part of the American tradition.But how, precisely, did that come about? How, for example, did Cody use his audience's memories of the Civil War and the Indian wars? He boasted that his show included participants in the recent conflicts it presented theatrically, yet he also claimed it evoked "memories" of America's bygone greatness. Kasson's shrewd, engaging study--richly illustrated--in exploring the disappearing boundary between entertainment and public events in American culture, shows us just how we came to imagine our memories.
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Casey Tibbs - Born to Ride
Author: Rusty Richards
ISBN-10: 097745939X
ISBN-13: 9780977459391
Published: 2010-11-01
Publisher: Moonlight Mesa Associates
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Six-time world champion saddle bronc rider and nine-time all around world champion Casey Tibbs lives again in Rusty Richards' authorized biography of the dashing and daring rodeo superstar. But this biography is about much more than Casey Tibbs' incredible rodeo abilities. This story is about a charismatic, bigger-than-life cowboy from South Dakota, generous to a fault, filled with faults, yet immeasureably talented with a sense of humor to match. Casey Tibbs moved with ease from the rodeo arena to the glitter of Hollywood. He dined with Presidents, traveled widely as a promoter of rodeo and the Wild West, and wrestled with and conquered alcohol and gambling addictions. Tibbs received countless awards for his rodeo abilities and for his contributions to the sport of rodeo. Entrepreneur, organizer, and even instigator, in many ways Tibbs remains matchless among his peers. Casey Tibbs deserves to have his story told, and Rusty Richards has done a fine job of doing so.
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Professional Bull Riders: The Official Guide to the Toughest Sport on Earth
Author: Jeffrey Johnstone
ISBN-10: 1600783015
ISBN-13: 9781600783012
Published: 2009-10-16
Publisher: Triumph Books
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This is not a rodeo. They don't rope calves or chase barrels. This is bull riding, and the first rule is to just stay alive. It's one man, one bull, and eight precious seconds. This book is your ticket to the action. All of the blood, sweat, and dirt is here in a full-color collection of breathtaking, action-packed photographs from the Professional Bull Riders. The PBR is one of the fastest-growing sports in history, boasting multimillion-dollar purses for its athletes and more than 100 million television viewers in 70 countries across the globe. That's no small feat when you consider that less than two decades ago the PBR was nothing more than a dream shared by 20 cowboys. Longtime fans of the sport will get a behind-the-chutes look at their favorite riders and bulls. All the greats are here, from Adriano Moraes, Justin McBride, and Chris Shivers to Little Yellow Jacket and Mossy Oak Mudslinger. Newcomers will get a clear and concise introduction to the sport--its origins, the rules of competition, and what it takes to become a champion--and an overview of the Western way of life. This collection of lavish photographs is a visual treat for anyone interested in the world's toughest sport.
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Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders: A Year Inside the Professional Bull Riders Tour
Author: Josh Peter
ISBN-10: 1594865221
ISBN-13: 9781594865220
Published: 2006-09-19
Publisher: Rodale Books
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In this intimate look at a fascinating subculture, award-winning sports journalist Josh Peter takes readers along on the Professional Bull Riders tour to witness the death-defying confrontation between man and beast that has made bull riding the fastest growing sport in the world. Success in this sport is measured in seconds--staying on a bull for 8 seconds without getting tossed is likely to secure the rider a big score. Josh Peter captures the high drama of the sport and introduces readers to a culture that's rife with colorful characters: courageous riders, scouts, breeders, love-struck groupies, and a few of those very angry bulls.
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My Rodeo Years: Memoir of a Bronc Rider's Path to Hollywood Fame
Author: Yakima Canutt
ISBN-10: 0786443898
ISBN-13: 9780786443895
Published: 2009-11-30
Publisher: McFarland
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Rodeo legend, actor and stuntman Yakima Canutt blazed a trail as a champion bronco buster and rode to fame as a collaborator with John Wayne, who claimed to borrow his on-screen persona from Canutt's real one. This memoir, as told to John Crawford, relates Canutt's years on the rodeo circuit, his roles in silent westerns, and his craftsmanship in movie stunts on such epics as Stagecoach and Ben-Hur, as well as his family life and friendships.
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