Bill Pickett, Bulldogger
Author: Bailey C. Hanes
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780806122038
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Author: Bailey C. Hanes
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780806122038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBill Pickett Biography, outstanding black cowboy bulldogger.
Author: Bailey C. Hanes
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Published: 1979
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William R. Sanford
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780766040014
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Explores the life of Bill Pickett, the African-American cowboy who invented bulldogging, from his childhood in Texas to his life as a working cowboy to his career as a rodeo star"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Clay Goss
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 1970-01-01
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780394020143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEven though his favorite horse breaks a leg and must be shot, Bill Pickett, the black cowboy famous for his bulldogging ability, is determined to win that event at the rodeo only two months away.
Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1999-10-04
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780152021030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the life and accomplishments of the son of a former slave whose unusual bulldogging style made him a rodeo star.
Author: Malcolm Dickinson
Publisher: Eakin Press
Published: 2015-11-11
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781681790312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBill Picket was the first African American inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. A superstar in his day, Pickett was a rodeo pioneer, credited with inventing the rodeo event, steer wrestling, also known as "bull dogging." His life story is as exciting and danger filled as any Western novel. A star on the Wild West show circuit, Pickett traveled the world and performed in front of thousands of spectators. His daring and deeds have put him in the record books and made him one of the most celebrated cowboys in Western lore. In his entertaining storytelling style, educator Malcolm Dickinson recounts how the inventor of "bull dogging" got his start and became a hero for generations.
Author: Sara R. Massey
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781585444434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers twenty-four essays about African American men and women who worked in the Texas cattle industry from the slave days of the mid-19th century through the early 20th century.
Author: Tricia Martineau Wagner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010-12-21
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 0762767421
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses—men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. This book tells their story. When the Civil War ended, black men left the Old South in large numbers to seek a living in the Old West—industrious men resolved to carve out a life for themselves on the wild, roaming plains. Some had experience working cattle from their time as slaves; others simply sought a freedom they had never known before. The lucky travelled on horseback; the rest, by foot. Over dirt roads they went from Alabama and South Carolina to present-day Texas and California up north through Kansas to Montana. The Old West was a land of opportunity for these adventurous wranglers and future rodeo champions. A long overdue testament to the courage and skill of black cowboys, Black Cowboys of the Old West finally gives these courageous men their rightful place in history. Praise for an earlier book by the same author: “Whether you are a history enthusiast or a lover of adventure stories, African American Women of the Old Westpresents the reader with fascinating accounts of ten extraordinary, generally unrecognized, African Americans. Tricia Martineau Wagner takes these remarkable women from the footnotes of history and brings them to life.” —Ed Diaz, President of the Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation
Author: Clay Goss
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Published: 1980
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ty Phillips
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013-12-03
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1466859172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating account of the world of competitive steer wrestling and the talented, live-fast, bruise-hard rodeo cowboys who do it. Ty Phillips's Blacktop Cowboys chronicles the 2004 rodeo season through the eyes of several steer wrestlers trying to make it back to rodeo's version of the Super Bowl, the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas. Steer wrestling is an adventure that entails riding into an arena at 25 mph, sliding off a horse while taking hold of a 500-pound steer, and then throwing the animal to the ground. The best cowboys often accomplish all this in less than four seconds. The two main characters of Blacktop Cowboys are Luke Branquinho, a young carefree cowboy on a quest for his first title, and his best friend, Travis Cadwell, a veteran trying to make the NFR one last time. Much of Blacktop Cowboys unfolds in trucks, trailers, arenas, behind the chutes, casinos, beds and everywhere else cowboys spend their time. By taking the reader deep into the cowboys' lives, Blacktop Cowboys offers a true and intimate portrait of men having the time of their lives while living on the road in pursuit of the dream to be the best.