Rodeo Cowboys In The North American Imagination

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ISBN-13:	9781647790288
Publisher:	University of Nevada Press
Publication date:	05/15/2021
Series:	Shepperson Series in Nevada History
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: Frontier, Civilization, and the Meaning of Rodeo 1

1 "Real Cowboys": A Brief History of Rodeo 15

2 "Goin' Down That Road": The Rodeo Cowboy in Movies and Television 36

3 "Wild Side of Life": The Rodeo Cowboy in Folklore and Literature 65

4 "Getting It Right": The Rodeo Cowboy in Art 109

5 "I Ain't Rich but Lord I'm Free": The Rodeo Cowboy in Country Music 131

6 "If You're a Cowboy, You're a Cowboy": Rainbow Rodeo Riders and the Archetypal Anti-Archetype 155

7 "Hooked on an 8 Second Ride": The Rodeo Cowboy as Contemporary Ancestor and Popular-Culture Hero 193

Notes 215

Rodeo Cowboy Lingo: A Glossary 237

Rodeo Sources Roundup Program: Bibliographical Essay 249

Index 255

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