Life on the American frontier of the 1800s is the stuff of American myth and legend. It was here in the wide-open spaces of the West that the rugged individualism of the American character was refined: in the strong but silent cowboy, the saloon girl with a heart of gold, and the sod-busting pioneer.
My Cowboy Book makes a clear effort to show the facts of cowboy life around the 1870s. This book reveals the ingenuity of the cowboy used in meeting his everyday needs.
The Cowboy in Country Music - An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles
This series of biographical profiles shines a spotlight on that special place "Where the West meets the Guitar." From Gene Autry and Roy Rogers to contemporary artists like Michael Murphy, Red Steagall, Don Edwards and Riders in the Sky, many entertainers have performed music of the West, a genre separate from mainstream country music and yet an important part of the country music heritage.
One of the best childhood-books in 1960s. Reading it as an adult brought back such wonderful memories. Published in 1959, it told the story of young Andy, a city boy who, like me as a child, liked to watch westerns on TV (my favorite was Bonzana). Andy gets a taste of life on a real working ranch and learns to rope and ride... Highly recommend tracking this one down. A customer from Amazon wrote: 'From my first days listening to my father read Cowboy Andy through the many nights reading it back to my father, I recall wonderful memories."
With her acting career in the doldrums, thirty-something Kate Thornton plays internet backgammon to while away the hours. Playing against others from Beijing to Bolton is like having a window on the world, and she soon makes many online friends, finding herself increasingly drawn to Andy, the Canadian cowboy. When he falls from his horse and breaks his arm, Kate rushes to his aid in the South Cariboo, only to find that Andy is at least as attractive as she expected – but he is not expecting her. In fact, he has no idea who she is. Should she stay or should she leave?
