Once in the Saddle: the Cowboy's Frontier 1866-1896
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publish date: 02/01/1991
Description:
Among the most popular of American folk heroes, the cowboy has been celebrated, romanticized and stereotyped in countless movies, TV shows and pulp novels. Truth and fiction have been mingled together until the cowboy has become a mythical symbol of the American West. But who was the real cowboy, and what kind of existence did he lead? Students, teachers, and historians will find the answers in this engaging volume.
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Originally part of the Library of American History series, Once in the Saddle weaves photographs, diaries, eyewitness accounts and songs into a rich portrayal of the myths and realities of the frontier during the thirty years following the Civil War.
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