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How to Be a Cowboy

by Jim Arndt
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Overview

A COMPENDIUM OF KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT, WIT AND WISDOM, AND ALL-AROUND RESOURCE FOR EVERY ASPECT of cowboy life. such as: Ranching, Rodeo, Cooking, Music, Dancing, Yodeling, Boots, Shirts, Horses, Hats, Buckles, Denim, Lingo, Cowboy Poetry, and How To Walk Like A Cowboy

Synopsis

How to be a Cowboy is A compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, an all around resource for every aspect of cowboy life. It includes the least you need to know about ranching, rodeoing, cooking, dancing, music, yodeling, boots, shirts, horses, hats, buckles, denim, lingo, poetry, and even how to walk like a cowboy. Cowboy history and culture come to light through photos, excerpts, short stories, poems, drawings, prose, and more.

A western icon meets popular culture

BookPage

"It's the rich color camerawork that really compels, and Arndt's classy shots of elaborately designed boots, shirts, blue jeans and hats, plus peripheral cowboy gear, are enough to make a guy chuck the 9-to-5 and head out to the wild, wild West."

— Martin Brady

About the Author, Jim Arndt

Jim Arndt is nationally recognized photographer, with many books to his credit including Art of the Boot, The Cowboy Boot Book, and 100 Years of Western Wear. His work has been published and exhibited internationally.

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BookPage

"It's the rich color camerawork that really compels, and Arndt's classy shots of elaborately designed boots, shirts, blue jeans and hats, plus peripheral cowboy gear, are enough to make a guy chuck the 9-to-5 and head out to the wild, wild West."

β€” Martin Brady

BookPage - Martin Brady

"It's the rich color camerawork that really compels, and Arndt's classy shots of elaborately designed boots, shirts, blue jeans and hats, plus peripheral cowboy gear, are enough to make a guy chuck the 9-to-5 and head out to the wild, wild West."

Book Details

Published
October 1, 2009
Publisher
Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781423606420

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