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Author:

Staton, Hilarie N.

Title:

Cowboys and the Wild West by Hilarie N. Stanton

Publisher:

Kingfisher

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

32 p.: col. ills.

Subject:

West (U.S.) -- Juvenile Nonfiction-- 1860-1890 -- Juvenile Nonfiction
Cowboys -- Juvenile Nonfiction-- History -- 19th Century -- Juvenile Nonfiction

Other Authors:

Stanton, Hilaire N.

Notes:

Includes glossary, timeline, and index. Chapters include: Cowboy Country -- Vaqueros -- The Cattle Business -- On the Ranch -- In the Saddle -- On the Trail -- Eating Dust -- Stampede!-- At the Railhead -- Guns and Rifles -- Outlaws and Lawmen -- Fenced In, Forced Out -- The End of an Era.

Summary:

Welcome to cowboy country, where hard work is a way of life, a cowboy's hat is his favorite possession, and the best shot of all time is a girl named Annie. Cowboys and the Wild West investigates how cowboys lived, worked, and got into trouble - taking you deep into the heart of the American West to experience the gritty reality of this legendary period.

ISBN:

0753465108
9780753465103

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

AGPE046 -- Drake Public Library (Centerville)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

FEPB194 -- Lawler Public Library (Lawler)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SJPB094 -- Readlyn Community Library (Readlyn)