Items related to Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Synopsis
These recollections, given by the cowboy Ray Holmes, alternate between practical chapters, such as "Some Talk About Calves and Calving", and chapters describing Holmes's life as a working cowboy.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Margot Liberty, widely known as an anthropologist specializing in Northern Plains Indians and ranching culture, is the author, coauthor, or editor of Cheyenne Memories, with John Stands In Timber; A Northern Cheyenne Album, with photographs by Thomas B. Marquis; Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes; A Cheyenne Voice: The Complete John Stands In Timber Interviews; and Songs and Snippets: Poems of Margot Liberty.
Synopsis
Details the life of a cowboy who works on a ranch rather than in Hollywood or the White House. Holmes, Wyoming-born in 1911, talked to anthropologist Liberty and writer Head about his family and childhood, calves and calving, horses, school, cattle, the Depression, jobs and marriage, herd management, breaking horses, gear, and being a cowboy during
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Stock Image
Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Published by
Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1995
ISBN 10: 0806126922
ISBN 13: 9780806126920
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. Seller Inventory # 129225
Stock Image
Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_452672823
Stock Image
Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Published by
Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1995
ISBN 10: 0806126922
ISBN 13: 9780806126920
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Seller Inventory # 044631
Stock Image
Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Published by
Univ of Oklahoma Press, Norman and London, 1995
ISBN 10: 0806126922
ISBN 13: 9780806126920
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Foreword by Richard Slatta. Illustrated with photographs, index, 261 pages. Former owner's bookplate on front endpaper, light bump to top corners. Seller Inventory # 017131
Stock Image
Working Cowboy: Recollection of Ray Holmes
Published by
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1995
ISBN 10: 0806126922
ISBN 13: 9780806126920
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: North Slope Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION in brown leatherette with gilt titling, photographic dust jacket, inscribed by author Margot Liberty on title page, forward by Richard Slatta, frontis. of Holmes on horseback, illustrations (listed), 261pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket (in mylar protection). Delivered by a horse-and-buggy doctor in a 1911 blizzard near Hulett, Wyoming, Holmes spent nearly his whole life on horseback herding cattle and the other ranch jobs required by a working cowboy. Signed. Seller Inventory # 7197-7147
Stock Image
Working Cowboy: Recollections of Ray Holmes
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Seller Inventory # Abebooks224380