The books may also be ordered online and at better bookstores everywhere. The Cowboy Encyclopedia Published by W. W. Norton, this books is loaded with information. It includes entries on 450 different topics. Lively prose sweeps you along for an exciting ride with the old-time cowpokes of yesterday. Women, American Indians, Mexican vaqueros, and many others also get their due.
Entries cover cowboys from Alberta, Canada to Argentina.
You have never seen so many exciting tales about cowboys. And not just cowboys of the Old West. You can also read about cowboy life in Argentina, Mexico, Hawaii, Venezuela, Canada, and elsewhere. This lavishly illustrated book includes seven photo essays featuring 139 color and black and white photographs and paintings. The book won the prestigious Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.