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Freedman, Russell.

Cowboys of the wild West / - New York : Clarion Books, c1985. - 103 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 93-94.

A cow herder on horseback -- Cowboy clothes and equipment -- Roundup on the old range -- Up the trail -- Ranch life -- The last of the old-time cowboys.

Text and excellent historical photographs describe these romantic figures. A true portrait of the real cowboys who worked during the years that cattle roamed the open range. Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's.

ISBN: 0899193013 9780899193014 0395548004 9780395548004 9780833558855 0833558854

LCCN: 85004200

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cowboys--History--Juvenile literature.--West (U.S.)--19th century
Frontier and pioneer life--Juvenile literature.--West (U.S.)
Cowboys--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.

LC Class. No.: F596 / .F76 1985

Dewey Class. No.: 978/.02