Download or read book Strange Cowboy written by Sam Michel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Michel is such a smart, manic, virtuosic stylist . . . the kind of deep insights that make you suddenly and newly appreciative of the world around you.--George Saunders There was a hot, high sun, a hard ground and a long way off to any certain water, and my wife, a tenderfoot, I thought, not immodest, seemed bent on ruined feet and spectacle, on making of herself to passing innocents a living proof of what could happen to a man and woman ventured too far off alone together in the desert. Yet who passed? Who could be so innocent? Snakes and ravens, rabbits, buzzards, toads-- these passed, these witnessed, and what could they have made from us?...I saw myself preceded by my wife. I wanted to follow her, feel what she felt; I thought that I might find myself absolved... Maybe I would get some. Somewhere in me was a cheerful voice assuring me that what this needed was our getting laid. Here is the head of his home--the one to speak, surely--on the occasion of his son Lincoln Dahl Jr.'s fifth birthday. Wife and mother order him to engage with his boy, but he remains in his chair dreaming up the speech he'll give to convey his life and glory to his boy, meanwhile avoiding his child and all others, until forced from his chair. Here's cowboy Beckett, a man of wonder and excess. Sam Michel is the author of Under the Light and Big Dogs and Flyboys.
Download or read book Horse Opera written by Peter Stanfield and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this innovative take on a neglected chapter of film history, Peter Stanfield challenges the commonly held view of the singing cowboy as an ephemeral figure of fun and argues instead that he was one of the most important cultural figures to emerge out of the Great Depression.The rural or newly urban working-class families who flocked to see the latest exploits of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter, andother singing cowboys were an audience largely ignored by mainstreamHollywood film. Hard hit by the depression, faced with the threat--and often the reality--of dispossession and dislocation, pressured to adapt to new ways of living, these small-town filmgoers saw their ambitions, fantasies, and desires embodied in the singing cowboy and their social and political circumstances dramatized in ""B"" Westerns.Stanfield traces the singing cowboy's previously uncharted roots in the performance tradition of blackface minstrelsy and its literary antecedents in dime novels, magazine fiction, and the novels of B. M. Bower, showing how silent cinema conventions, the developing commercial music media, and the prevailing conditions of film production shaped the ""horse opera"" of the 1930s. Cowboy songs offered an alternative to the disruptive modern effects of jazz music, while the series Western--tapping into aesthetic principles shunned by the aspiring middle class--emphasized stunts, fist fights, slapstick comedy, disguises, and hidden identities over narrative logic and character psychology. Singing cowboys also linked recording, radio, publishing, live performance, and film media.Entertaining and thought-provoking, Horse Opera recovers not only the forgotten cowboys of the 1930s but also their forgotten audiences: the ordinary men and women whose lives were brightened by the sights and songs of the singing Western."
Download or read book A Curvy Girl for the Cowboy written by S.E. Law and published by S.E. Law Romance. This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darcy: I’m all alone on my family’s homestead. I milk the cows, tend the garden, and feed the chickens. But I can’t manage the property alone, so when a handsome cowboy appears out of the blue, I accept his offer of assistance. As for payment? I have nothing of my own … except a home, a heart, and my generous curves. Ranger: Darcy thinks I’m a penniless journeyman who goes from farm to farm, cobbling together a living. Little does she know, but I’m an industrial billionaire who happens to want her property. In short, I’m here for her land … and not her body. But soon, we’re head over heels with desire and unstoppable attraction. Darcy Fields is sweetness personified, with big brown eyes and a trusting nature. But what happens when she finds out about my true identity? Even more, Darcy’s pregnant with my baby … and I won’t let her go without claiming those curves for myself! Hold onto your horses! This book is a follow up to A Curvy Girl for the Prince, where we reunite with Darcy, a sassy woman who’s since returned to her family farm to guard it from ruthless land barons. But in this game of hearts, Darcy’s met her match because Ranger McLeod doesn’t just want her property … he wants the curvy girl herself! It’s laugh out loud romance with a heavy dose of steam, and of course, a HEA for my readers.
Download or read book Schoolboy Cowboy Mexican Spy written by Jay Monaghan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1977.
Download or read book The Drifting Cowboy written by Will James and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories about a working cowboy named Bill who drifts from Montana to Arizona.
Download or read book The Cowboy and His Christmas Rock Star written by Kaci M. Rose and published by 5 Little Roses Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this Steamy Cowboy Romance Book from Small Town Romance author Kaci M. Rose... The cowboy who just took over his parent's ranch. The rockstar who's trying to lay low after a recent scandal. And a little small town match making. One well placed photo and a lot of lies send me running to my sisters in the small town of Rock Springs, Texas to hide from the press for Christmas. Too bad my sister's plan includes the blind date from hell. But my brother in law's best friend comes to my rescue. Ford is every bit the hard muscle cowboy. Next thing I know he's at my side for everything from the town's secret Santa and Christmas shopping to the Winter Carnival. It has to be my sister's doing. But when another record label calls me to talk via a little Christmas Magic the clock starts ticking. Ford might be fine going with me to Nashville for a weekend but how will we survive a rock star's schedule of tours, recording, and PR? Then the real reason comes to light as to why I was used staged on those photos and it's a doozy. Santa do you have one last miracle for me? Come meet the small town of Rock Springs Texas with a family that has your back, a town that knows your business, and men who love with everything they have. The Cowboy and Christmas Rock Star is a cowboy novel in the Cowboys Rock Springs, Texas series, and all books in the Rock Springs world are interconnected standalones. A Christmas cowboy romance with a Rock Star heroine and a guaranteed happily ever after. An Alpha hero and lots of holiday magic. It does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times.
Download or read book The Cowboy s Surprise Baby written by Deb Kastner and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hometown Reunion After years away serving his country, Cole Bishop finally returns home--with a newborn baby in tow. As a single dad, Cole needs help. But the last thing he expects to encounter at his new job is his high school sweetheart--all grown up and more beautiful than ever. Tessa Applewhite might have broken Cole's heart years before, but she's never forgotten him. And he can wrangle her heart like no one else ever has. But Tessa rejected him when the stakes weren't nearly as high. Can Cole trust her again--and in the process, form a forever family?
Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Texas Jack written by Matthew Kerns and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star is a biography of John B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro, the first well-known cowboy in America. A Confederate scout and spy from Virginia, Jack left for Texas within weeks of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. In Texas, he became first a cowboy and then a trail boss, jobs that would inform the rest of his life. Jack lead cattle on the Chisholm and Goodnight-Loving trails to New Mexico, California, Kansas and Nebraska. In 1868 he met James B. “Wild Bill” Hickok in Kansas and then William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in Nebraska at the end of the first major cattle drive to North Platte. Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill became friends, and soon the scout and the cowboy became the subjects of a series of dime novels written by Ned Buntline.
Download or read book When a Cowboy Loves a Woman written by Jennie Marts and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I don't think I could stay away from you if I tried." He shook his head. "And I have been trying. I told myself not to go to your house tonight. I ordered my hand not to hold yours. But apparently I can't control myself when it comes to you, Elle Brooks." When a kitchen fire forces young widow Elle Brooks to move in with her friend Bryn and her motley collection of rescue animals, she doesn't foresee ending up in the muscled arms of handsome cowboy and veterinarian Brody Tate. Spending time with the hunky cowboy and his adorable young daughter as they rehabilitate rescued horses reminds Elle of all she lost in a car crash years ago. Brody is devoted to being a good dad for his spirited daughter. He hasn't let romance even enter his head. But now he's met Elle. Spending time with her is shaking up the calm he's worked so hard to achieve, and he can't seem to get this woman off his mind. Praise for Jennie Marts: "Funny, complicated, and irresistible."—JODI THOMAS, New York Times bestselling author, for Caught Up in a Cowboy "Full of humor, heart, and hope, deliciously steamy but still sweet, with a secret at its heart."—JOANNE KENNEDY, award-winning and bestselling author, for Wish Upon a Cowboy
Download or read book The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X written by Willard Baker and published by Litres. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rocked Romanced written by Kaci Rose and published by 5 Little Roses Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-08 with total page 1417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cheering crowd, the thumping of the bass, the energy. There is a reason we love those rock stars! Books included in this set: She's Still The One - Bro Code Rule #1 – You can’t have your best friend's younger sister. Stay With Me Now - She fell for the rock star the whole world thought was dead... The Cowboy and His Christmas Rock Star - The cowboy who just took over his parent's ranch. The rockstar who's trying to lay low after a recent scandal. And a little small town matchmaking. 3 full-length books, 1 convenient collection.
Download or read book Ghetto Cowboy written by G. Neri and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A street-smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what's right-the Cowboy Way. When Cole’s mom dumps him in the mean streets of Philadelphia to live with the dad he’s never met, the last thing Cole expects to see is a horse, let alone a stable full of them. He may not know much about cowboys, but what he knows for sure is that cowboys aren’t black, and they don’t live in the inner city. But in his dad’s ’hood, horses are a way of life, and soon Cole’s days of skipping school and getting in trouble in Detroit have been replaced by shoveling muck and trying not to get stomped on. At first, all Cole can think about is how to ditch these ghetto cowboys and get home. But when the City threatens to shut down the stables-- and take away the horse Cole has come to think of as his own-- he knows that it’s time to step up and fight back. Inspired by the little-known urban riders of Philly and Brooklyn, this compelling tale of latter -day cowboy justice champions a world where your friends always have your back, especially when the chips are down.
Download or read book Finn and the Time Traveling Pajamas written by Michael Buckley and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS comes the second book in an action-packed middle grade series with equal parts humor and heart! When Finn is saved from the Time Rangers by an older version of himself, it comes with a catch. Old Man Finn needs Finn and his friends, Lincoln and Julep, to help him win battles he lost years ago against the Paradox, a terrible creatures obsessed with revenge against Finn's father. If they succeed, he promises to tell Finn where his father is. He even gives them a pair of time-traveling pajamas to help them with their quest. There's only one problem. The pajamas malfunction almost immediately. Along the way the kids avoid being eaten by sabretooths, shot by revolutionary war soldiers, and start a war with a town full of holograms, all in an effort to fix the jammies. Just when their goal is in sight, Julep gets sick. Only...it doesn't seem like she's sick. It seems like she's changing. The adventure may cost Finn more than an old pair of pajamas--it may cost him his friends!
Download or read book The Cowboy and the Vampire written by Clark Hays and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Worlds collide when a broke cowboy and a glamorous big city reporter fall lipstick over boot heels in love. But she carries a 2,000-year old secret in her veins that will test their unusual romance. Saddle up for a hilarious, existential gallop through the dying west with an army of ancient bloodsuckers in hot pursuit" -- Back cover.
Download or read book The Cowboy Cavalry written by Gordon E. Tolton and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Native and Métis unrest escalated into the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, settlers in southern Alberta's cattle country were terrified. Three major First Nations bordered their range, and war seemed certain. In anticipation, 114 men mustered to form the Rocky Mountain Rangers, a volunteer militia charged with ensuring the safety of the open range between the Rocky Mountains and the Cypress Hills. The Rangers were a motley crew, from ex-Mounties and ex-cons to retired, high-ranking military officials and working, ranch-hand cowpokes. Membership qualifications were scant: ability to ride a horse, knowledge of the prairies, and preparedness to die. This is their story, inextricably linked to the dissensions of the day, rife with skirmishes, corruption, jealousies, rumour, innuendo and gross media sensationalizing . . . all bound together with what author Gordon Tolton terms “a generous helping of gunpowder.” Tolton’s meticulous research reveals unexplored perspectives and little-known details. Be prepared for surprises!
Download or read book Donahoe s Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
