Buscadero
Author: Tex Larrigan
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780708974964
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The World of the American West [2 volumes]
Author: Gordon Morris Bakken
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2016-12-12
Total Pages: 778
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Addressing everything from the details of everyday life to recreation and warfare, this two-volume work examines the social, political, intellectual, and material culture of the American "Old West," from the California Gold Rush of 1849 to the end of the 19th century. What was life really like for ordinary people in the Old West? What did they eat, wear, and think? How did they raise their children? How did they interact with government? What did they do for fun? This encyclopedia provides readers with an engaging and detailed portrayal of the Old West through the examination of social, cultural, and material history. Supported by the most current research, the multivolume set explores various aspects of social history—family, politics, religion, economics, and recreation—to illuminate aspects of a society's emotional life, interactions, opinions, views, beliefs, intimate relationships, and connections between the individual and the greater world. Readers will be exposed to both objective reality and subjective views of a particular culture; as a result, they can create a cohesive, accurate impression of life in the Old West during the second half of the 1800s.
The Old West in Fact and Film
Author: Jeremy Agnew
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2012-11-15
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 0786468882
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →For many years, movie audiences have carried on a love affair with the American West, believing Westerns are escapist entertainment of the best kind, harkening back to the days of the frontier. This work compares the reality of the Old West to its portrayal in movies, taking an historical approach to its consideration of the cowboys, Indians, gunmen, lawmen and others who populated the Old West in real life and on the silver screen. Starting with the Westerns of the early 1900s, it follows the evolution in look, style, and content as the films matured from short vignettes of good-versus-bad into modern plots.
Vocabulario Vaquero/Cowboy Talk
Author: Robert N. Smead
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780806136318
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Spanish is an important source for terms and expressions that have made their way into the English of the southwestern United States. Vocabulario Vaquero/Cowboy Talk is the first book to list all Spanish-language terms pertaining to two important activities in the American West-ranching and cowboying-with special reference to American Indian terms that have come through Spanish. In addition to presenting the most accurate definitions available, this A-to-Z lexicon traces the etymology of words and critically reviews and assesses the specialized English sources for each entry. It is the only dictionary of its kind to reference Spanish sources. The scholarly treatment of this volume makes it an essential addition to the libraries of linguists and historians interested in Spanish/English contact in the American West. Western enthusiasts of all backgrounds will find accessible entries full of invaluable information. Robert N. Smead is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Brigham Young University. Ronald Kil is a New Mexico cowboy and artist who has worked on ranches and feedlots all over the West. Richard W. Slatta is Professor of History at North Carolina State University and the author of numerous books, including Comparing Cowboys and Frontiers.
Mexico and the Old Southwest
Author: Haldeen Braddy
Publisher: Port Washington, N.Y. : Kennikat Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection explores Mexican lore and southwestern history as it relates to the emerging Mexican-American way of life in the much-romanticized old west of cowboys and Indians.
Icons of the American West [2 volumes]
Author: Gordon Morris Bakken
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 636
ISBN-13: 1567206948
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The American West is rich in lore, cultural roots, and iconic images. The subject of countless movies, books, and songs, in many ways it embodies the American spirit. This lively two-volume set presents the stories of some of the most influential and representative Western icons—those that have captured the nation's imagination since the early days of westward exploration and that continue to do so within the environmental and technological frontier that is the modern West. This accessible treatment of the untamed enterprise of the 'Old West'—including cowboys, wild west shows, and gun battles—and the continued entrepreneurial imagination of the paradisical 'New West'—including environmentalists and the incorporation of national parks—elevates the reader's understanding of oft-romanticized subjcts and the conflicts and cultural changes that made them icons. Narrative entries include: ; Chief Joseph ; George Armstrong Custer ; Gold Rush ; Winchester Model 1873 ; Frederic Remington ; John Muir ; Las Vegas ; Bill Gates ; Disneyland ; Yellowstone National Park ; Sierra Club With vibrant photos and descriptive sidebars, this comprehensive set is a must-have for students of American history and culture.
Popular Science
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Publisher:
Published: 1960-02
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13:
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Dictionary of the American West
Author: Win Blevins
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2008-08-01
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 0875654835
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Did you ever need to spell “dogie” (as in, get-along-little), or need to know what a “sakey” is? This is the book that can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. Want to know what a “breachy” cow is? Turn to page 43 to learn that it’s an adjective used to describe a cow that has a tendency to find her way through fences where she isn’t supposed to be. Describes some teenagers we know… Spend hours perusing the dictionary at random, or read straight through to give you a flavor of the West from its beginnings to contemporary days. Laced with photographs and maps, the Dictionary of the American West will make you sound like an expert on all things Western, even if you don’t know your dingus from a dinner plate. Compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers, the dictionary opens up history and culture in an enchanting way. From “Aarigaa!” to “zopilote,” the Dictionary of the American West is a “valuable book, a treasure for any literate American’s library.” (Tony Hillerman)
Longarm 327
Author: Tabor Evans
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-01-31
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1101165987
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Longarm’s got to spend lead—to save face. Deputy U.S. Marshal Custis Long is sent to Arkansas to escort a hired gun back to Colorado for trial. But Longarm only gets Famous Frank Hungerford as far as the nearest train station before he’s played a fool. Five dead men later, Famous Frank is free. And Longarm’s blood is boiling… Hot on Famous Frank’s trail, Longarm gets some Charity in West Texas—a bank gal named Charity, that is. Her pillowtalk leads Longarm to a cattle baron recruiting an army of hard cases to start a range war. War may be hell. But a hoodwinked Longarm is the devil himself…
Ed McGivern's Book of Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting
Author: Ed McGivern
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Published: 2007-10-17
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9781602390867
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ed McGivern needs no introduction to gun enthusiasts and serious marksmen. For more than 50 years he was revered as one of the top authorities in the field of small firearms. A world champion marksmen who made The Guinness Book of World Records, he trained scores of law enforcement officers and developed a system of teaching that is as effective today as it was when this book was originally published. It resulted from years of experimentation and research conducted by McGivern, who utilized electric timers and other devices to determine the angles and techniques that would produce the fastest, most accurate revolver shooting. Packed with handgun lore and original photographs from the first edition, this much-sought-after classic contains a wealth of facts for marksmen everywhere.
