Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Rodeo in America: Wranglers, Roughstock, and Paydirt
Wooden, Wayne S., Ehringer, Gavin
€ 40.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Rodeo in America: Wranglers, Roughstock, and Paydirt
Paperback. This text explores a national pastime and tradition. It reveals rodeo culture and shows why it retains such a hold on the American imagination. It highlights rodeo's glamour and hardships while clarifying its dimensions as sport, profession, community event, family tradition, and pop culture icon. Num Pages: 310 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZX; JFC; JHBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
This work celebrates a great national pastime and tradition. Taking the reader ""behind the chutes"", Wayne Wooden and Gavin Ehringer reveal the essential character of rodeo culture today and show why it retains such a strong hold on the American imagination. As the authors detail, contemporary rodeo has evolved into a much publicised big-time phenomenon even as it strives to stay close to its fundamental cowboy roots. The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) now sanctions 750 to 800 annual rodeos, worth more than 22 million dollars in prize money, attended by nearly 20 million spectators, and watched by millions more ... Read more
This work celebrates a great national pastime and tradition. Taking the reader ""behind the chutes"", Wayne Wooden and Gavin Ehringer reveal the essential character of rodeo culture today and show why it retains such a strong hold on the American imagination. As the authors detail, contemporary rodeo has evolved into a much publicised big-time phenomenon even as it strives to stay close to its fundamental cowboy roots. The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) now sanctions 750 to 800 annual rodeos, worth more than 22 million dollars in prize money, attended by nearly 20 million spectators, and watched by millions more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700609659
SKU
V9780700609659
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Rodeo in America: Wranglers, Roughstock, and Paydirt