Black Cowboys of Rodeo
Black Cowboys of Rodeo

Author: Keith Ryan Cartwright

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2021-11

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1496229495

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They ride horses, rope calves, buck broncos, ride and fight bulls, and even wrestle steers. They are Black cowboys, and the legacies of their pursuits intersect with those of America’s struggle for racial equality, human rights, and social justice. Keith Ryan Cartwright brings to life the stories of such pioneers as Cleo Hearn, the first Black cowboy to professionally rope in the Rodeo Cowboy Association; Myrtis Dightman, who became known as the Jackie Robinson of Rodeo after being the first Black cowboy to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo; and Tex Williams, the first Black cowboy to become a state high school rodeo champion in Texas. Black Cowboys of Rodeo is a collection of one hundred years of stories, told by these revolutionary Black pioneers themselves and set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country.

Roughstock
Roughstock

Author: Ty Murray

Publisher: Western Horseman Book

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780962589874

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Famed rodeo rider Ty Murray shares recollections of his career in the roughstock events of bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding, the most dangerous in the sport of rodeo.

The Bull Rider's Return
The Bull Rider's Return

Author: Joan Kilby

Publisher: Tule Publishing

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1949068781

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No good deed goes unpunished... Rough rider Cody Starr relishes his reputation as the bad boy on the rodeo circuit. When he impulsively leaves his prize money as a tip for a struggling waitress so her little boy can get a heart operation, Cody keeps quiet about it, knowing he’s only atoning for past sins. His good deed is outed when Kelly Reid drives across three states to thank him in person. Despite the fact that Kelly forces him to confront his past and question everything, Cody starts to fall hard for her. Single mom Kelly Reid thinks Cody is a Hero with a capital H. She believes in Cody, but she knows that nothing long term can come of their intense attraction until he believes in himself. Is Cody the love ‘em and leave ‘em guy he claims to be or could he possibly be the man of her dreams?

Aerial Geology
Aerial Geology

Author: Mary Caperton Morton

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2017-10-04

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1604697628

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“Get your head into the clouds with Aerial Geology.” —The New York Times Book Review Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America’s 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts. Fact-filled, curious, and way more fun than the geology you remember from grade school, Aerial Geology is a must-have for the insatiably curious, armchair geologists, million-mile travelers, and anyone who has stared out the window of a plane and wondered what was below.

King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys

Author: Ty Murray

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1451604270

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The most famous rodeo champion of all time tells his amazing true story -- and opens a fascinating window into the world of the professional cowboy. Ty Murray was born to be a rodeo star -- in fact, his first words were "I'm a bull rider." Before he was even out of diapers, he was climbing atop his mother's Singer sewing machine case, which just so happened to be the perfect mechanical bull for a 13-month-old. Before long, Ty was winning peewee events by the hatful, and his special talent was obvious...obvious even to a man called Larry Mahan. At the time the greatest living rodeo legend, six-time champion Mahan invited a teenaged Ty Murray to spend a summer on his ranch learning not just rodeoing but also some life lessons. Those lessons prepared Ty for a career that eventually surpassed even Mahan's own -- Ty's seven All-Around Championships. In King of the Cowboys, Ty Murray invites us into the daredevil world of rodeo and the life of the cowboy. Along the way, he details a life spent constantly on the road, heading to the next event; the tragic death of his friend and fellow rodeo star Lane Frost; and the years of debilitating injuries that led some to say Ty Murray was finished. He wasn't. In fact, Ty Murray has brought the world of rodeo into the twenty-first century, through his unparalleled achievements in the ring, through advancing the case for the sport as a television color-commentator, and through the Professional Bull Riders, an organization he helped to build. In the end, though, Ty Murray is first and foremost a cowboy, and now that he's retired from competition, he takes this chance to reflect on his remarkable life and career. In King of the Cowboys, Ty Murray opens up his world as never before.

Bull Riding
Bull Riding

Author: Jane Kubke

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2006-01-15

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781404205444

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Examines the history of rodeo, the basic skills needed in bull riding, and how bull riders are judged and scored.

American Cowboy
American Cowboy

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2001-07

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.

Bareback Bull Rider
Bareback Bull Rider

Author: Dick Parker

Publisher:

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781680302882

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I looked at the bull and he looked through the boards at me and I could see in his eyes... he didn't like me. Ever since he was young, Reed has always wanted to be a cowboy. He joins the summer rodeo program in his high school to be a step closer to his dream of becoming a cowboy. He rooms in with Brandon in the bull-riding training camp. Reed and Brandon share a passion for bull-riding and immediately hit it off. The camp is great and both of them start to get better at riding. But one day, they accidentally become voyeurs to an instructor and a student's midnight shower tryst. Reed and Brandon quickly discover that they don't just want to ride a bull, they want to ride each other too. The new friends talk about what they saw and learn that they both like what they saw more than they are willing to admit to each other. But they both really want to try it for themselves. This camp might end up teaching them way more than just riding a bull. Extraordinary Acclaim for Dick Parker's Works hardcore. romance. all in. 5-stars! - Camille Michiko, Gay Porn College Super Stars The story is Hot, Sexy, and Life was good. If you love MM Sex (which there is a lot of) and Romance you will love this. Good Read. - Pam, At the Beach This book is crazy sexy. Like on the brink of explosion sexyyyyyy..... To be young and curious is a dangerous thing, but it turned out those qualities was what gave Richard a life-changing experience. And NOT in a bad way. With how the author portrays each scene in this book, you can almost see it happening right in front of you. You get lost in the moments of hot and lucid situations. My sights a little hazy right now and I feel a bit dehydrated so I end it here before I get carried away and tell you everything. Lol. - Grey, The Rest Stop

Rodeo
Rodeo

Author: Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1984-05-15

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0226469557

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Rodeo people call their sport "more a way of life than a way to make a living." Rodeo is, in fact, a rite that not only expresses a way of life but perpetuates it, reaffirming in a ritual contest between man and animal the values of American ranching society. Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence uses an interpretive approach to analyze rodeo as a symbolic pageant that reenacts the "winning of the West" and as a stylized expression of frontier attitudes toward man and nature. Rodeo constestants are the modern counterparts of the rugged and individualistic cowboys, and the ethos they inherited is marked by ambivalence: they admire the wild and the free yet desire to tame and conquer. Based on extensive field work and drawing on comparative materials from other stock-tending societies, Rodeo is a major contribution to an understanding of the role of performance in society, the culturally constructed view of man's place in nature, and the structure and meaning of social relationships and their representations.

When the Legends Die
When the Legends Die

Author: Hal Borland

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2011-11-29

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1453232346

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A young Native American raised in the forest is suddenly thrust into the modern world, in this novel by the author of The Dog Who Came to Stay. Thomas Black Bull’s parents forsook the life of a modern reservation and took to ancient paths in the woods, teaching their young son the stories and customs of his ancestors. But Tom’s life changes forever when he loses his father in a tragic accident and his mother dies shortly afterward. When Tom is discovered alone in the forest with only a bear cub as a companion, life becomes difficult. Soon, well-meaning teachers endeavor to reform him, a rodeo attempts to turn him into an act, and nearly everyone he meets tries to take control of his life. Powerful and timeless, When the Legends Die is a captivating story of one boy learning to live in harmony with both civilization and wilderness.