American Cowboy: The Myth and the Reality

by Julian Ernest Choate, Joe Bertram Frantz, Julian Ernest Choate Jr., et al.

Book Overview

The cowboy, America's most popular folk hero, appeals to millions of readers of novels, histories, biographies, and folk tales. Cowboys command a vast audience on country radio, television, and at the movies, but what exactly is a cowboy?

Authors Joe B. Frantz and Julian Ernest Choate, Jr., reveal the real, dyed-in-the-wool cowboy as a heroic being from the American past, who richly deserves to be understood in terms of reality,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806152850
• ISBN13: 9780806152851
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"