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by Rachel Roberts Robinson A vast and diverse array of readers will find Rachel's equestrian experiences and Christian instructions both comforting and inspiring. Endorsed by Joe Wolter and Bryan Neubert. Tied Hard and Fast
Alpine If I Were To Train a Horse Cowboys Past, Present & Future Casey Tibbs |
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The Waggoner Ranch Legacy by Wyman Meinzer and Henry Chappell The story of the famous Waggoner ranch told in the beautiful photographs of Wyman Meinzer, the State Photographer of Texas and by award winning outdoor author, Henry Chappell. This large, impressive coffee table style book is full of historic and modern photography and stories of the past, present and future. Hardback.
Empire of the Summer Moon In the tradition of Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty year battle between Comanche Indians and the white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah Parker, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. Hardback. |
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The Heritage of American Rodeo by Richard C. Rattenbury A huge, 7 pound book with over 400 pages full of historic facts, photographs and trappings of the American Rodeo Cowboy. Follow the history of Rodeo from it's humble beginnings in county fairs and reunions to it's rise in national prominence between 1920 and 1960 and the creation of the United CowboysTurtle Association in 1936. This hardback book covers the sport of Rodeo as it evolved from an amature contest for working cowhands to a multi-million dollar competotion for professional athletes.
The Amazing Tale of Mr. Herbert and His Famous The strory of Herbert Kokernot, owner of the vast 06 ranch, and his Alpine Cowboy baseball team. This book covers the teams history between 1946 and 1961 and how they became stars of Texas semi-pro baseball. The cowboys played at Kokernot Field, a facility that rivaled many professional ballparks. This hardback book contains over 240 pages and many historical photographs.
Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson has long been one of North America's most respected singer-songwriters. A music pioneer who began his career in the folk boom of the 1960s, he was one of the first Canadians to break into the American popular music market as part of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia. But the West always beckoned, and when the duo broke up, he found his way to the foothills of the Rockies and found a new voice and a new life as the renowned Western artist and horseman that he is today.
Jingle in the Horses Buster Hogan spent his whole life around horses, preferring them over most people. After his own childhood was wrought with pain and loss, he finds in a young preacher's son a friend and a chance to pass on a wealth of knowledge about horses to an eager student. The journey it takes them on changes their lives and the lives of those around them. Paperback. |
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Brading in the California Tradition by Chuck Stormes and Don Reeves Louis Otrega elevated his craft to collectable art and influenced a generation of gear makers. This is the most comprensive overview of his life, art, and career and the first book-length work on rawhide braiding in North America, charting changes in horse gear over five decades. Chuck Stormes and Don Reeves introduce readers to an itinerant cowboy who strove for a level of craftsmanship and artistry what the market expected- and to be the best in his field.
The Spurs of James J. Wheat More than just a collection of awesome spur photographs, this book provides good information for spur aficionados and collectors. This is the collection of late West Texas oilman James J. Wheat of Loving County, a pioneer spur collector with the means for the best. The spur makers covered in this book range from the 1880 to some of the modern day craftsmen.
Cowboy Park A century ago, when Texas, New Mexico and Arizona outlawed steer roping contests, there was one place a southwestern roper could go to hone his skills; Cowboy Park, the arena established in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. During the formative years of Rodeo that preceded the first Calgary Stampede in 1912, Cowboy Park promoted the sport of steer roping and provided a ready training ground for up-and-coming champions. This is the story of that period of time along with photographs, many published for the first time
Portrait of a Texas Ranch
The famous 6666 Ranch of Texas is captured in Photography by Wyman Meinzer, the official Photographer of the State of Texas. Red Steagall says, "Wyman Meinzer and Henry Chappell take you on an unbelievable journey through the beauty, the grandeur and the drama of one of the most magnificent ranches on the planet". Tom Ryan and the Cowboys of the 6666 Ranch This retrospective of works by Cowboy Artist, Tom Ryan. This is the largest grouping of Ryan's work ever gathered in one place. This book is a must for Tom Ryan fans. Paperback. One Ranger A Memoir In this adventure-filled memoir, Joaquin Jackson recalls what it was like to be the Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted , and criminals needed to be brought to justice across a wide swath of the Texas-Mexico border from 1966 to 1993.Hardback One Ranger Returns By H. Joaquin Jackson with James L. Haley. This book follows the first One Ranger Book. Joaquin Jackson recalls his five-year pursuit of two of America's most notorious serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole. He sets the record straight about the role of the Texas Rangers during the United Farm Workers strike in the Rio Grande Valley in 1966-1967. Jackson also describes the frustration of trying to solve a cold case from 1938 the brutal murder of a mother and daughter in the lonely desert east of Van Horn. And he presents a rogue's gallery of cattle rustlers, drug smugglers and a teetotaling bootlegger named Tom Bybee, a modest, likeable man who became and ax murderer. Joining Jackson in this book is his wife Shirley and sons Don Joaquin and Lance, whose stories about life with the Ranger reveal aspects of his character that weren't as fully displayed in the first book. |
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by Robert L. Woolery An instruction manual for the novice worker in rawhide. Shown with drawing and photos for each step of the way. Paperback. How to Make Cowboy Horse Gear Leather Braiding Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding Braiding Fine Leather How To Make Whips |
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by Ed Connell Breaking and training of horses the old California way. Paperback Reinsman of the West Knots, Hitches and Their Uses Sheridan Style Carving |
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Written & Illustrated by G. Hought Shows how to get started with the art of braiding. The Art of Braiding- Revised Edition The Art of Braiding-Bosal I The Art of Braiding- Bosal II |
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Farm and Ranch Spanish Spanish for the Housewife |
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by Ray Hunt Ray Hunt's philosophy of the ideal relationship between man and horse is the epitome of mutual respect. Hardback. True Unity Lyons on Horses True HorsemanshipThrough Feel The Lame Horse |
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by Ned and Jody Martin and Kurt House A historical look at Texas Bit and Spur makers. Hardback. Saddles Cowboy Culture Cowboy Gear |
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Cowboy Bits and Spurs Cowboy Spurs and Their Makers Cowboy Spur Maker |
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by E.C. Abbot & Helen Hunnington Smith Tales of the cattle trails from Texas to Montana during the 1870s and 1880s. The story of "Teddy Blue" Abbot. Paperback. The Cowboy at Work Trail To Ogallala Monte Walsh Shane Cattlemen |
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by James Kimmins Greer The story of John Coffee Hays, a man who helped forge the legend of what a Texas Ranger really was. Paperback. Paperback. Six Years with the Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers: Images and Incidents |
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Cowboys Who Rode Proudly Trails Plowed Under
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by Sallie Reynolds Matthews History of the Lambshead Ranch and Reynolds-Matthews union. Hardback. Lambshead Before Interwoven Lambshead Legacy |
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by John R. Erickson Stories told from the lenses of a cowboy. Paperback. Through Time and the Valley Panhandle Cowboy Cowboy Country The Trail Drivers of Texas |
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by Lawerence Clayton Photographs by Wyman Meinzer Covers stories and photographs of different ranches across the state to Texas. Hardback. Life on the Texas Range Whatever the Wind Delivers Bob Kleberg and the King Ranch Life on the King Ranch
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by Kathleen Jo Ryan Kathleen Jo Ryan interviews and photographs thirteen of the states largest cattle ranchers. Hardback. Texas Cattle Barons |
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The Photography of Bob Moorhouse. Moorehouse's photographic work reflects his trademark style. His photographic images are nothing less than an accurate portrayal of ranch life in Northwest Texas. Available in Paperback or Hardback. |
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by J. Allen Boone How animals communicate with each other and with the people who understand them. Paperback. |
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by Barney Nelson The life story of Ted Gray, a West Texas rancher. (Discontinued) How Come It's Called That? Tales of the Big Bend Shades of the West |
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Written by Dr. Charlie Edwards Illustrated by Wayne Baize Dr. Edwards tells his adventures as a West Texas Veterinarian. God's Country or Devil's Playground |
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I'll Gather My Geese Cowgirls: Women of the American West Going Over East Twilight of the Tenderfoot |
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Writings Collected From the Land by Linda Hasselstrom Explains about the land, death and about being a woman in new ranchers view with collected essays and poems. Paperback. Women Who Charmed the West High Spirited Women of the West Women of the Sierra Hell on Women and Horses Bitterbrush Country |
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by Cormac McCarthy Volume one of the Border Trilogy.Winner of the National Book Award for fiction. Paperback. The Crossing Cities of the Plain Blood Meridian |
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King Ranch: Images from the Past Photgrapher Janell Kleberg writes of the ranch work she has documented on film for King Ranch over the past thirty years. This book consists of photographs taken from horseback while working cattle in South Texas, Brazil, Argentina, and Australia. The photographs capture an era when people lived out their lives on lands that were often inhospitable with great herds of red cattle and fine cow horses. These beautiful historic images communicate a feeling of constant renewal combined with sense of suspended time. The Spur Best Remudas Colt: An American Legend |
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The Adolph Bayers Legend Compiled by J. Martin Basinger Text & Design By Laura Lynn Wilson Additional Text by Ben Miller Artistry in Silver and Steel showcases the work of master bit and spur maker Adolph Bayers. Mr. Bayers spent over forty years making bits and spurs for cowboys and polo players across the County. IN his dirt floor shop near Truscott, Texas he created tools of the trade which became collectable art. Mr. Bayers paid great attention to the detail of the products he turned out and to the records he kept. Before his death in 1978 he gave all of these records go his customer and friend, J. martin Basinger. In tribute, Mr. basinger is publishing this series of books containing the Bayers' records. |
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Tintypes by Robb Kendrick In Still, Robb Kendrick presents an eloquent collection of tintype cowboy photographs taken on ranches across fourteen states of the American West, as well as in British Columbia, Canada, and Coahuila, Mexico. The photographs reveal the rich variety of people who are drawn to the cowboying life---women as well as men; Native American, Mexican Americans, and African Americans as well as Anglos. The images also show regional variations in dress and gear, from the "taco" rolled-brim hats of Texas cowpunchers to the braided rawhide reatas of Oregon buckaroos. |
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