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The Cowgirl Way: Hats Off to America's Women of the West
112 pp.
| Houghton |
July, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-618-73738-3$18.00
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4-6
George-Warren opens with a description of the lives of women in the Old West, using quotations from their writings. In topically organized chapters, the volume then discusses these outlaws, show girls, rodeo stars, etc., concluding with an overview of twenty-first-century cowgirls. Augmented with archival images and photographs, the book may spur horse-loving readers on to cowgirl careers of their own. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Kathleen Isaacs
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2010