Man, Beast, Dust: Story of Rodeo (Bison Book) - Softcover

Westermeier, Clifford Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803297157 ISBN 13: 9780803297159

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1987

Synopsis

Traces the history of the rodeo and describes rodeos in small towns and big cities

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Review

"This colorful and detailed study of rodeo-the exhibition in which the cowboy's work became his sport-traces its beginnings from the early fiestas, stampedes, and roundups of the mid-19th-century American West to its development as a full-fledged entertainment spectacle. The work, originally published in 1947, remains 'the standard introduction to rodeo history.'"-New York Times Book Review New York Times Book Review "From this unembellished miscellany of data the reader gains a picture of rodeo as it really is from the inside out, with the help of facts such as that bucking broncos are born not made."-North San Antonio Times North San Antonio Times "Old photographs and lots of stories make this book just as interesting to today's rodeo fans as it was to those 40 years ago."-Western Horseman Western Horseman

About the Author

Clifford P. Westermeier (1910-87) was a noted historian and painter of the West. Bill Crawford is a former editor of Prorodeo Sports News, the official publication of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Kristine Fredriksson is a rodeo authority who traces the developments on the rodeo scene and books on the subject from 1945 to 1986.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803297157
• ISBN 13: 9780803297159
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 443