When Cowboys Die
When Cowboys Die

Author: Patrick Dearen

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2022-08-18

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 087565827X

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A man either chases his dreams, or he dies. Present-day ranch hand Charlie Lyles longs for an era before mechanization, when a cowboy's greatest ally was his horse. He remembers stories of cattle drives and stampedes and shallow graves in lonesome country. Society has pushed Charlie toward a conformity that he hates, but he is about to change the rules. At a remote line shack in West Texas, he steals a horse, leaving a perfectly good pickup behind. His theft leads to a manhunt with a helicopter and assault weapons, but his trackers are headed into territory that hasn't changed in a century . . . and they are trailing a man born a hundred years too late. When Cowboys Die has been acclaimed as “spellbinding” and “an instant classic.” This new volume, the first print edition in twenty-five years, includes a preface and “Requiem for a Cowboy,” a documented account of the 1976 Texas manhunt that inspired the novel.

Old Cowboys Never Die
Old Cowboys Never Die

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 2023-05-23

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0786049022

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Includes an excerpt from Bad hombres (pages 293-315).

Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry
Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry

Author: Mark W. Schutter

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1639031030

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When did we come to believe the best thing you can do with death is ride off from it? In Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry, Mark W. Schutter tells his story of living a life with grief that began in his midtwenties. The death of his young wife left him alone, and although life was tough, he vowed to show the world that he was tougher. Remarrying and having a daughter, to onlookers, from the outside, life seemed happy again, until in an anguished night of prayer, Mark heard the words that to be the husband and father he wanted to be, he must: reconcile the past embrace the present redeem the future Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry is a story that will challenge you with questions that often have no answers about death, life, love, and the way we think about grief. In this memoir of love, loss, grief, and healing, Mark shares his experiences, trying to be who he thought everyone expected him to be. This account, written from the unique perspective of a man, questions what society deems acceptable behavior for grieving men and their healing. This journey is one we all must face, full of deep love, painful loss, and the healing of the soul. Mark pulls back the curtain to show how death is only the beginning. You will carry your grief; the joys and sorrows occupy the same space because healing is never perfect, and that is okay because there is always hope. Grief is not something you just get over, and even the toughest cowboys may sometimes cry.

Do or Die Cowboy
Do or Die Cowboy

Author: June Faver

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1492667676

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Take the suspense and action of B.J. Daniels's Montana Justice series, add the loyal cowboys of Joanne Kennedy's Cowboys of Decker Ranch, mix with June Faver's authentic voice and genuine family dynamics, and you won't be able to put this one down! Cowboy musician Tyler Garrett has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put aside his rough-and-tumble rancher's lifestyle and realize his dream. There's no room to add love in the mix. He's on the road to Dallas to record a demo when that dream gets kicked sideways by a beautiful woman on the run. Leah Benson will do whatever it takes to keep her daughter safe. But when her dangerous past catches up with her, she needs more than one night with a cowboy—she needs a hero. Good thing Tyler Garrett was born and bred for the role, and she and her daughter can finally settle down as the lucky ones who found a forever home. Why readers love Do or Die Cowboy: "A cowboy love story that is guaranteed melt-your-heart romance."—Romancing the Book "[Her characters] just sort of reach out and draw you in...a very entertaining story."—Harlequin Junkie "An intriguing mix of personalities and circumstances that drew me into their world."—Keeper Bookshelf

American Cowboy
American Cowboy

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1996-07

Total Pages: 96

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.

"The Whorehouse Bells Were Ringing" and Other Songs Cowboys Sing

Author: Guy Logsdon

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780252064883

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"One of the finest works to come out in recent years on cowboy songs, in addition to being the first good collection of the cowboy's bawdy material. . . . A must for anyone who is a student of cowboy music--or anyone who just likes the sound of dirty subject matter rhyming." -- Hal Cannon, Journal of Country Music "A brave and honest step toward increasing our understanding of what cowboys really sing." -- Bob Bovee, Old Time Herald "A thorough piece of scholarship and collectanea and a valuable, welcome addition to cowboy song literature." -- Keith Cunningham, Mid-America Folklore "Logsdon has written the book with a scholar's attention to detail. But what shows through the scholarship is the collector's enthusiasm for the material. . . . A superb job in a difficult area." -- Angus Kress Gillespie, Journal of American History "A major contribution to the folklore and popular culture, history, and social psychology of American cowboy culture." -- Kenneth S. Goldstein, former president, American Folklore Society

Bitter Waters
Bitter Waters

Author: Patrick Dearen

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2016-03-09

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0806154616

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Rising at 11,750 feet in the Sangre de Cristo range and snaking 926 miles through New Mexico and Texas to the Rio Grande, the Pecos River is one of the most storied waterways in the American West. It is also one of the most troubled. In 1942, the National Resources Planning Board observed that the Pecos River basin “probably presents a greater aggregation of problems associated with land and water use than any other irrigated basin in the Western U.S.” In the twenty-first century, the river’s problems have only multiplied. Bitter Waters, the first book-length study of the entire Pecos, traces the river’s environmental history from the arrival of the first Europeans in the sixteenth century to today. Running clear at its source and turning salty in its middle reach, the Pecos River has served as both a magnet of veneration and an object of scorn. Patrick Dearen, who has written about the Pecos since the 1980s, draws on more than 150 interviews and a wealth of primary sources to trace the river’s natural evolution and man’s interaction with it. Irrigation projects, dams, invasive saltcedar, forest proliferation, fires, floods, flow decline, usage conflicts, water quality deterioration—Dearen offers a thorough and clearly written account of what each factor has meant to the river and its prospects. As fine-grained in detail as it is sweeping in breadth, the picture Bitter Waters presents is sobering but not without hope, as it also extends to potential solutions to the Pecos River’s problems and the current efforts to undo decades of damage. Combining the research skills of an accomplished historian, the investigative techniques of a veteran journalist, and the engaging style of an award-winning novelist, this powerful and accessible work of environmental history may well mark a turning point in the Pecos’s fortunes.

The Pirate Captain
The Pirate Captain

Author: Ken Moorehead

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-08-10

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1456855425

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The Description of the Young Pirate Captain by Author: Ken Moorehead The story is about a normal child growing up he is the son of the devil and is real true father is the devil. He is just a real young child and his father the devil is trying to protect him from the universe which seems mostly out to destroy the unknowing innocent child. He is just a normal average child growing up full of curiosity to learn, exploring with innocence unaware of the danger to himself from the entire universe part of that dangerous is the fear of centuries of the devil. The father knows of the danger about the harm what could occur so he opens the gates of hell to come forward into the universe of earth from hell he brings within a temporary home sort of similar to a summer rental. He brings full of full platoon of protectors of demons there also the Devil, Satan and Lucifer. There is also the angels from heaven, sometimes viewing even god sometimes views the child because this child may change the world in the future for the better. He is just a child normally slowly growing up the story is some about the child growing up what is occurring he seems momentarily innocent of the universe he does know about the place where he is the world and nothing about the universe. The devil knows some but seeming he does not know all but the danger of the universe for child he knows about this so at the time story he is trying to teach the very young child. He is trying to teach him before he goes away where he may leave the child forever and possibly eternity because his power is limited by restrictions that are even unknown to him in the universe of earth. The father the devil keeps trying to teach the child the young pirate captain before the time may run out forever but the demons, the child, the devil and even part of heaven are sometimes over whelmed by the beginning occurrences. There has been adversary that been there since the beginning of time mysteriously unknown which assisted in the creation of the earth and parts of the universe. This may even have partly created the devil himself which why he is even confused by it or lacking this knowledge he thinks he knows the rules about things but he is unsure what he is to do when it comes to this unkown thing. This thing is called nature but whom is also the punisher it is the fear of all hell, the devils and demons it is the fear in all of the universes. They travel and the devil fears mostly for his son’s life the young pirate captain or what may occur to him. This is just the beginning of the young child as he starts to come forward, to first appear as a child and just a few stories about some occurrences that have taken place so far. I think this is enjoyable short stories I hope you choose this story to read, and enjoy this bizarre short stories. I hope you like this creation of the beginning amateur work, I would like to get reviews back opinions what could be changed what it is you like or dislike and encourage hoping you will be able to write about the story. I tried to stay focused on one subject the very young pirate captain and the father the devil some about the beginning of the child growing up. I apologize in advance if the story is not interesting but I meant no offense by the writing in any way to anyone, place or persons it does not reflect the true nature of any it just is a story completely created it is just a limited fiction stories. The story: The Young Pirate Captain is trying to describe about life including the current time now. The page that follows is more about what the writer or I Author: Ken Moorehead occurrences or thought about the creation when writing. I hope life is good, moving forward and I most definitely would like it if others enjoyed my writing the: Pirate Captain or the very young child the Pirate Captain. Ken Moorehead correction 04/26/2011 Tuesday The Pirate Captain: The Writers Thought The devil turned blue purple he chattered his teeth h

Starflight to Destiny
Starflight to Destiny

Author: Patrick Dearen

Publisher: Speaking Volumes

Published:

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1645408337

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A deep-space archaeological dig shrouded in mystery . . . Clues to the location of a legendary power in the reaches of the galaxy . . . A man and a woman, each holding half the answers, both defying a totalitarian government. Together, Blake Sharrel and Rhonda Gregory embark on a starship quest to find the Leijan, an enigma that holds the fate of the cosmos. It's an epic journey filled with peril: a crew of pirates ready to slit their throats, a planet where intruders are crucified upside down, and a chase across countless light years of unexplored space. From one planet's Valley of the Skull to another planet's City of the Skull, and on to a derelict spacecraft orbiting a black world, it will be a Starflight to Destiny. “A genuine thrilling and utterly entertaining read. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys classic science fiction.”—Shaun Raymond Hoadley, illustrator for books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.