Some Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys : A Collection of Articles and Essays

by Erickson, John R.

• ISBN13: 9781574411201
• ISBN10: 1574411209
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Table of Contents

Part I: A Place
The Quakers of Estacado and Their Precious Books (1994)	3	(5)
The Texas Panhandle (1984)	8	(6)
Panhandle Weather (1984)	14	(4)
The Canadian River (1993)	18	(9)
Part II: From Buffalo to Cattle
The Texas Cattle Industry (1983)	27	(8)
Windmills (1980)	35	(4)
Mr. Barby and His Buffalo (1976)	39	(6)
Part III: The Cowboy
Some Babies Still Grow Up To Be Cowboys (1983)	45	(7)
The Cowboy's Life: Changed But Unchanged (1979)	52	(5)
Cowboy Thoughts (1981)	57	(7)
The American Cowboy: Traditional and Modern (1983)	64	(13)
Part IV: Cowboy Tools
Saddles: Evolution of a Tool (1982)	77	(6)
The Cowboy's Boot (1982)	83	(8)
Part V: Ranch and Rodeo
The Pecos Rodeo: 100 Years Old (1982)	91	(6)
Texas Ranch Roundup (1982)	97	(8)
Part VI: Animals
People and Animals (1983-93)	105	(7)
The Mysterious Lesser Prairie Chicken (1979)	112	(4)
Dogs and Coyotes: An Ancient Bond (1998)	116	(5)
Part VII: This and That
Black Mesa (1983)	121	(4)
Thoughts On A Snowy Day (1985)	125	(4)
A Fateful Trip (1998)	129	(3)
Easter In Cow Country (1990)	132	(3)
Odd Things I've Seen As A Cowboy (1994)	135	(12)
Index	147