{"product_id":"cowboy-life-william-w-savage-jr-9780870812934","title":"Cowboy Life: Reconstructing an American Myth","description":"First published in 1975 and now in paperback, \u003ci\u003eCowboy Life\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be a landmark study on the historical and legendary dimensions of the cowboy.\u003cp\u003eThe central figure in American mythology, the cowboy can be seen everywhere: in films, novels, advertisements, TV, sports, and music. Though his image holds little resemblance to the historical cowboy, it is important because it represents many qualities with which Americans identify, including bravery, honor, chivalry, and individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccounts by Joseph G. McCoy, Richard Irving Dodge, Charles A. Siringo, and many others detail the daily trials and tribulations of cowboy life on the southern Great Plains-particularly Texas, Indian Territory, and Kansas-from the 1860s to around 1900. And in a new Afterword, editor William W. Savage, Jr. discusses the directions the cowboy myth has taken in the past two decades, as well as the impact the \"new Western history\" and films such as Lonesome Dove have had on popular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition contains a new preface and afterword by the author. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William W. Savage Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870812939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870812934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.67d","brand":"William W. Savage Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065220018431,"sku":"9780870812934","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ac75171-7c6f-4503-9a79-11f8a2b69a91.jpg?v=1768673770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cowboy-life-william-w-savage-jr-9780870812934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}