Horsing Around, Contemporary Cowboy Humor

Horsing Around, Contemporary Cowboy Humor published by Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX, 1999. 1st Edition1st Printing. Paperback. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine. Spine not broken, content in excellent condition . 226 Pgs. ISBN 0896724182. LCCN 98-51158. Edited by Lawrence Clayton, Kenneth W Davis and Mary Evelyn Collins. The tradition of storytelling and folklore reaches deeply into the American notion of national identity, and among the more prominent emblems of American culture stands the cowboy. Despite the attempts to modernize the cowboy of our frontier past, today's mounted horsemen have learned how to adapt to a rapidly changing world while tenaciously holding on to their heritage. Tall tales and yarns make up a great amount of the folklore of this literary tradition, yet woven throughout such stories stir an American mixture of humor, wisdom, and philosophy. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 12518.