An illustrated portrait of cowboy work and tradition
Vintage Very Good Condition - Covers are rubbed with minor bumps and browned page edges. Pencil notes are present on a preliminary page. Copyright 1976.
The Real Cowboy explores the people, work and traditions associated with the American West, combining photographs with accounts of ranching life and its historical background. Horses, cattle and the demands of the range provide the practical setting, while stories about conduct and community reveal the values attached to the cowboy image. The book moves between the everyday reality of the occupation and the broader place it holds in popular imagination. Produced as a Marlboro-associated publication, it offers a period portrait of an enduring cultural figure. Readers interested in western history and visual records of ranch life will find a collection that connects landscape, labour and the stories people tell about the West.
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