The Vanishing Cowboy |
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| Author:
| Bertoglio, Chris
Hoy, Jim |
| Photographer:
| Bertoglio, Jim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5245-8718-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris Corporation LLC
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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Have you ever dreamed of being a cowboy? Who among us hasn't? The mere mention of it brings to mind images of boots and saddles, horses and cattle, and being in the great outdoors. This much is true. Cowboy stories never cease to hold our attention, and The Vanishing Cowboy is an especially captivating narrative. Weaving a historical text with contemporary photographs taken on location at some of the largest and last remaining working ranches in the United States, The Vanishing Cowboy...
More DescriptionHave you ever dreamed of being a cowboy? Who among us hasn't? The mere mention of it brings to mind images of boots and saddles, horses and cattle, and being in the great outdoors. This much is true. Cowboy stories never cease to hold our attention, and The Vanishing Cowboy is an especially captivating narrative. Weaving a historical text with contemporary photographs taken on location at some of the largest and last remaining working ranches in the United States, The Vanishing Cowboy is an informative and appealing look at one of America's most iconic figures. But for all his popularity, has the cowboy's time passed? Threatened by urbanization and industrialization, will this folk hero endure the test of time? Or is he headed for the sunset?