Catch rope : the long arm of the cowboy
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Denton, Tex : University of North Texas Press, 1994.
Edition
First edition.
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xii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Published
Denton, Tex : University of North Texas Press, 1994.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-167) and index.
Description
For more than a hundred years, American cowboys made their living through the skilled use of horse and rope. Whole libraries have been devoted to the horse, but no one, until now, has written a thorough study of the origins and evolution of ranch roping - which differs from arena roping as practiced by rodeo cowboys. Author/cowboy John Erickson studies ranch roping; and the endless debate between those cowboys who rope "hard and fast" and those who "dally." Mixing scholarship with this working-cowboy's knowledge of the subject, Erickson tells stories of cowboys who could not resist fitting their loops on "things that ort not to be roped," such as elk, deer, badgers, bears, and bobcats. He tells of jackrabbit roping contests, and of cowboys who roped mice, geese, hogs, wives, or a runaway milk wagon. Anyone who has ever "built a loop" or even thought about it will find this book hard to put down
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Erickson, J. R. (1994). Catch rope: the long arm of the cowboy (First edition.). University of North Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erickson, John R., 1943-. 1994. Catch Rope: The Long Arm of the Cowboy. University of North Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erickson, John R., 1943-. Catch Rope: The Long Arm of the Cowboy University of North Texas Press, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Erickson, John R. Catch Rope: The Long Arm of the Cowboy First edition., University of North Texas Press, 1994.
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