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Rodeo Austin
Liz Carmack
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Description for Rodeo Austin
Liz Carmack tells the story of Rodeo Austin, a nonprofit enterprise whose face reflects its agricultural heritage but whose scholarship program is at the heart of its mission. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 221 x 15. Weight in Grams: 773.
Who would have dreamed that a one-day calf show would evolve into a top-five professional rodeo that raises millions of dollars for education? From its beginnings as a tiny 4-H event to its current role as one of Austin’s largest charities, the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo has grown in both size and purpose in the past seventy-five years.
Here, Liz Carmack tells the story of Rodeo Austin, a nonprofit enterprise whose face reflects its agricultural heritage but whose scholarship program is at the heart of its mission. Since 1981, when organizers became fully committed to providing college ... Read more
Who would have dreamed that a one-day calf show would evolve into a top-five professional rodeo that raises millions of dollars for education? From its beginnings as a tiny 4-H event to its current role as one of Austin’s largest charities, the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo has grown in both size and purpose in the past seventy-five years.
Here, Liz Carmack tells the story of Rodeo Austin, a nonprofit enterprise whose face reflects its agricultural heritage but whose scholarship program is at the heart of its mission. Since 1981, when organizers became fully committed to providing college ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781603445689
SKU
V9781603445689
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Liz Carmack
Writer Liz Carmack, of Austin, is the author of Historic Hotels of Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 2007). She runs Liz Carmack Communications (www.lizcarmack.com).
Reviews for Rodeo Austin
For 75 years, Rodeo Austin has been crowning Champions, inside livestock and rodeo arenas. Blue Ribbons, Buckin’ Broncs and Big Dreams tells the story… the story of volunteers, cowboys, cowgirls and scholars…all who share one common trait…they were, or are, all relentless!" - Trevor Brazile, Eight Time World Champion All Around Cowboy "Here's a book for anyone who loves ... Read more