Catch Rope: The Long Arm of the Cowboy (Western Life Series)
Erickson has looked at cowboy life in humorous, scholarly, and historical ways in his previous books for adults and children, which include the Hank the Cowdog series. He begins this rather specialized history of cattle roping by making distinctions between the styles of the vaquero and the cowboy in throwing, rope length, tying, and looping. Thereafter, discussion is limited mainly to pasture roping for transport, doctoring, and branding but does touch on contemporary roping methods, for which Erickson draws upon his own experiences to offer insight into how the cowboy practices roping on creatures and objects other than horses and cows. He finishes with roping records set outside the world of rodeos.Denise Perry Donavin--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.