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Ranching Traditions:

Additional authors: Ill. -- Ryan, Kathleen Jo | Author -- Albaugh, Reuben | Author -- Black, Baxter | Author -- Cannon, Hal | Author -- Dary, David | Author -- Ehrlich, Gretel | Author -- Erickson, John R. | Author -- Jordan, Teresa | Author -- Kelton, Elmer | Author -- Kittredge, William | Author -- Logsdon, Guy | Author -- Ryan, Kathleen Jo | Author -- Spencer, Dick | Author -- Witte, Randy
Published by : Abbeville Press (New York) Physical details: 293 p ISBN:0896599116. ISSN:978089659
Subject(s): Ranch life -- West (U.S.) | Cowboys -- West (U.S.) | Social life and customs -- West (U.S.) | Manners and customs -- West (U.S.)
Year: 1989
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Includes index

How it all began / David Dary --
The West of true myth / Gretel Ehrlich --
The cowboy / John R. Erickson --
Heroes of the saddle / Reuben Albaugh --
Ranch family / Teresa Jordan --
The business of ranching / Elmer Kelton --
Clockwork agriculture / William Kittredge --
Livestock / Baxter Black --
Cowboy art between the lines / Hal Cannon --
Music and dance / Guy Lodsdon --
Necessity and fashion / Dick Spencer --
Rodeo / Randy White --
Reluctant heroes.

Essays by some of the West's most distinguished writers and three hundred photographs chronicle the history and lore of ranching, describing the life of the working cowboy, the business of ranching, and more.

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