Cowboy Lingo

Cowboy Lingo

Author: Ramon Frederick Adams

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780618083497

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Here in one volume is a complete guide to cowboy-speak. Like many of today's foreign language guides, this handy book is organized not alphabetically but situationally, lest readers find themselves in Texas at a loss for words.


A Dictionary of Cowboy and Western Slang

A Dictionary of Cowboy and Western Slang

Author: Ron Gale

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-04-13

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781482609295

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Have you ever wanted to know how to talk like an old time cowboy? This book has the words and phrases for any western event. Western slang and sayings are excellent for parties, for introductions and for commentators at western events.


How to Be a Cowboy

How to Be a Cowboy

Author: Jim Arndt

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1423612744

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Explore every facet of being a cowboy with essays and colorful photos in this guide from the author of Buckaroo Boots and Art of the Buckle. How to be a Cowboy is a compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, and all-around resource for every aspect of cowboy life. It includes the least you need to know about ranching, rodeoing, cooking, music, dancing, yodeling, lingo (like “dude,” “bronc,” and “hoss”), cowboy poetry, hats, boots (like boot history and how to choose a pair for yourself), spurs, shirts, horses, hats, buckles, denim, and also how to walk like a cowboy. Discover the top twenty cowboy movies and top western novels. You’ll even find advice from cowboy icon Will Rogers. “It’s the rich color camerawork that really compels, and Arndt’s classy shots of elaborately designed boots, shirts, blue jeans and hats, plus peripheral cowboy gear, are enough to make a guy chuck the 9-to-5 and head out to the wild, wild West.”—Martin Brady, BookPage


A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900

A Dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900

Author: Peter Watts

Publisher: Wings

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 9780517119136

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The hybrid language of the frontier is revealed in this compilation of terms used by the cattlemen, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys, and gamblers.


Cowboy Crazy

Cowboy Crazy

Author: Joanne Kennedy

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1402265506

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Sparks fly when a sexy cowboy collides with a determined city girl out in a West filled with quirky characters and sizzling romance. Acclaimed for delivering "a fresh take on the traditional contemporary Western," Joanne Kennedy's books might just be your next great discovery! From stable to boardroom... Sarah Landon's Ivy League scholarship transforms her from a wide-eyed country girl into a poised professional. Until she's assigned to do damage control with the boss's rebellious brother Lane, who's the burr in everybody's saddle. He's determined to save his community from oil drilling, and she's not going back to the ranch she left forever. Spurs will shine in this saucy romp about ranchers and roots, redemption and second chances. Praise for Tall, Dark and Cowboy: "Charming."—RT Book Reviews "A sassy and sexy wild ride that is more fun than a wild hootenanny!"—The Romance Reviews, 5 Stars "Practically sizzles off the page."—Eva's Sanctuary "Another steamy, suspenseful offering from the popular Kennedy."—Booklist


Cowboy Curmudgeon and Other Poems

Cowboy Curmudgeon and Other Poems

Author: Wallace McRae

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781423609315

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Wally McRae, a regularly featured performer at the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, has performed on a syndicated television program and at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. He is the first cowboy poet to be granted a National Heritage Award. This book contains 94 of his poems, including such classics as Reincarnation, along with 40 new poems published for the first time.Paperback; 25 black & white illustrations


Life Among Giants

Life Among Giants

Author: Bill Roorbach

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1616201568

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This funny, exuberant novel captures the reader with the grand sweep of seven-foot-tall David “Lizard” Hochmeyer’s larger-than-life quest to unravel the mystery surrounding his parents’ deaths. It’s a journey laden with pro football stars, a master chef and his beautiful transvestite lover, a world-famous ballerina and her English rocker husband, and a sister who’s as brilliant as she is unstable. A wildly entertaining, plot-twisting novel of murder, seduction, and revenge—rich in incident, expansive in character, and lavish in setting—Life Among Giants is an exhilarating adventure. Editors’ pick for Amazon’s Best of 2012 Shelf Awareness Top Ten Best Fiction of 2012 Columbus Dispatch’s Top Books of 2012


Let 'Er Buck!

Let 'Er Buck!

Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published: 2019-02-05

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1541546903

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"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans. . . . A champion indeed." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The true tale of a cowboy's epic rodeo ride from acclaimed author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Caldecott Honoree Gordon C. James. In 1911, three men were in the final round of the famed Pendleton Round-Up. One was white, one was Indian, and one was black. When the judges declared the white man the winner, the audience was outraged. They named black cowboy George Fletcher the "people's champion" and took up a collection, ultimately giving Fletcher far more than the value of the prize that went to the official winner. Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson tells the story of Fletcher's unlikely triumph with a western flair that will delight kids—and adults—who love true stories, unlikely heroes, and cowboy tales.


A Taste of Cowboy

A Taste of Cowboy

Author: Kent Rollins

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0544275004

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Whether he's beating Bobby Flay at chicken-fried steak on the Food Network, catering for a barbecue, bar mitzvah, or wedding, or cooking for cowboys in the middle of nowhere, Kent Rollins makes comfort food that satisfies. A cowboy's day starts early and ends late. Kent offers labor-saving breakfasts like Egg Bowls with Smoked Cream Sauce. For lunch or dinner, there's 20-minute Green Pepper Frito Pie, hands-off, four-ingredient Sweet Heat Chopped Barbecue Sandwiches, or mild and smoky Roasted Bean-Stuffed Poblano Peppers. He even parts with his recipe for Bread Pudding with Whisky Cream Sauce. (The secret to its lightness? Hamburger buns.) Kent gets creative with ingredients on everyone's shelves, using lime soda to caramelize Sparkling Taters and balsamic vinegar to coax the sweetness out of Strawberry Pie.