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Discusses the life of the cowboy on the range and on the trail, from the frontier days of the West to the present. Discusses the life of the cowboy on the range and on the trail, from the frontier days in the West to the present.

This book explores what life was like for the cowboys and describes a cowboy's gear, a cowboy's skills, a cattle drive, and the cowtowns.

Explains what it would be like to have a job as a cowboy.

This book is a general presentation of the activities of a cowboy.

A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds.

Describes a modern cowboy's varied activities from fall cattle roundup to summer rodeo performing.

A history of the American cowboy and how he changed with the coming of barbed wire, railroads, and homesteaders. Also describes modern cattle ranching.

Describes the life of a cowboy, his dress, his daily tasks, and his duties during roundups and cattle drives.

Provides an overview of cowboys, describing what they wear, their equipment and horses, and the work that they do, and discusses cowboy myths and their portrayal in popular culture.

"The term "Wild West" brings to mind certain images: cowboys, settlers, gunfights, and outlaws. But the American West wasn't always as wild as popular images and stories often suggest, and its famous heroes were sometimes its villains (and vice versa). In this informative volume, young readers will learn facts that bust the myths of the Old West, bringing a more realistic and diverse angle to tales of cowboys and Indians repeated in books, TV shows,...