Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet: More Commentary by NPR's Cowboy Poet & Former Large Animal Veterinarian

by Baxter Black

Book Overview

Baxter Black is "good, but indescribably weird," observes theDallas Morning News. "The dean of cowboy bards, and the Art Buchwald of the Stetson-and-Levi's crowd," raves theChristian Science Monitor."Mark Twain served up with a little Groucho Marx," proclaims theWeekly Standard. But the author's mother has the last word: "Baxter's stories are just the right length." The world's bestselling cowboy poet, author ofCactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609610902
• ISBN13: 9780609610909
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Baxter Black review

I personnally have not read this book. It was a gift to my son in-law. However, he LOVES it.

Never heard of Black before this book.

I had no idea he was on NPR. When my neighbor loaned me Horseshoes, Cowsocks and Duckfeet I was a long time getting around to picking it up. When I did it was only because I knew I needed to be able to tell the neighbor I had done so (out of courtesy).I'm glad I did read it. Black probably isn't for everyone. There's a body of experience required to understand the point of his anecdotes and laugh at his humor. If you are person who's been around farm animals and live in a rural environment you'll probably love this book. I did.On the other hand, if you an urbanite and have never been anything else you'll most likely consider it a waste.The humor is dry and the anecdotes have an 'insider' quality probably unintended by the writer. The cultural abyss between urbanites and rurals grows ever wider. If this book doesn't span the gap there are still enough people with rural experience to appreciate and enjoy it.

Great Cowboy Stories

I have heard Baxter Black on the radio for years and I finally bought one of his books(I plan to buy more). Well, it was worth every one of the 60 miles I had to travel to purchase it. His stories or poems are truly laugh out loud. I liked the story about the cowboy trying to do his laundry and getting in an accident and his truck caught fire and a box of ammo was in the truck. He writes about everyday happenings that happen to plain ordinary folk. Everyone hears stories such as these, but Bax's writing style make the stories highly readable. I felt as I was reading them that he was there tell the tales. I highly recommend the book.