Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old West
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0939549131 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 223 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book starts off with a touching foreword by the King of the Cowboys himself, Roy Rogers. The clever text filled with colorful anecdotes, follows the old time cowpoke through a fascinating jorney from ranch life to rodeo arenas, wild west show fame, and finally on to Hollywood. This wonderful title explores the cowboys' simple cattle drive days, and his rise to icon status. Individual chapters address the chronological design evolution of spurs, chaps, saddles, hats, weapons, and clothing. No matter how many times you pick up this book, you will discover more fascinating information in the fact-laden captions and text. Rarely does a book come along of such exceptional quality as Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old
AWESOME book! AP I'm a leatherworker and I've just fallen in love with this book. I think it's going to be a fantastic reference because not only does it have a ton of high-quality pictures, but it also goes into great depth about the historical use of every single item there. Absolutely great.. Excellent reference manual for period wear. I found the book both entertaining and informative. The photography and description of the material is excellent. As an amatuer historian on the subject, I found it to be educational as well as concise and pointing out subtle items which could have been overlooked by the casual observer. It is one of those books the reader can either read . Great Research Book A Customer It has a great number of photos that show details of western clothings, accessories, and other items. As a costume designer, I need to see the details for my research, and this book helped me a lot.The book shows everything from hats, bandanas, leather cuffs, spurs, to boots. It also has a nice section on cowgirls.
With over 550 color photos, 9"x11.5", deluxe hardcover edition. Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old West is a pictorial celebration of the old time buckaroo. The cowboys' colorful story and history are graphically presented in this epic narrative. Tribute is given to the artisans and craftsmen who fashioned the cowboy's unique outfit. For the first time, his saddles, chaps, spurs, and other tools of the trade are presented in a carefully crafted portrait. Chapters include spurs, hats, saddles, boots, guns, chaps, WIld West Shows, soiled doves, longhorns, and much more.. This book has a colorful foreword by the late Roy Rogers. The history of the famous frontier saddlemakers is explored. Cowgirls and Calico Queens are included as exciting companions to our old time cowpokes. Through rare, many never before published photos, the history of the early cowboy is traced from the cattle drives and ranches of the old west to the Wild West Show and Rodeo Arena
. She loves western cuture, and travels throughout the Rocky Mountain region collecting research for her books and articles. Flood is a frequent contributor to national magazines, including Architectural Digest, and a staff writer for Cowboys and Indians magazine. Elizabeth Clair Flood is a San Francisco native who now calls Wilson, Wyoming home