A collection of twenty-three Depression-era interviews in which Texas cowhands describe their everyday responsibilities and experiences.

Presents color photographs of Texas cowboys and the environments in which they live and work, and includes an essay that traces the history of cowboys from earl

Offers twenty-four essays about African American men and women who worked in the Texas cattle industry from the slave days of the mid-19th century through the e

How did cattle drives come about—and why did the cowboy become an iconic American hero? Cattle drives were the largest, longest, and ultimately the last of th