The Secret Life of Cowboys |
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Author:
| Groneberg, Tom |
ISBN: | 978-0-8061-3650-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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In this classic memoir, a young man facing a future he doesn?t want to claim has an inspiration?Go West. Tom Groneberg leaves behind friends and family, follows his heart, and heads to a resort town in the Colorado Rockies, where he earns his spurs as a wrangler leading tourists on horseback. Later, Groneberg moves to Montana, where he works for wages at a number of ranches before buying his own ranch. Demystifying the image of cowboys as celluloid heroes, The Secret Life of...
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In this classic memoir, a young man facing a future he doesn?t want to claim has an inspiration?Go West. Tom Groneberg leaves behind friends and family, follows his heart, and heads to a resort town in the Colorado Rockies, where he earns his spurs as a wrangler leading tourists on horseback. Later, Groneberg moves to Montana, where he works for wages at a number of ranches before buying his own ranch. Demystifying the image of cowboys as celluloid heroes, The Secret Life of Cowboys is a coming-of-age story as stunning as the land itself and a revealing look at America?s last frontier.