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| This is a book that every American and maybe everyone in the world should own a copy of. Will Rogers may be the greatest man of the century and he certainly should be a role model for anyone who ever dreamed of being a cowboy. This book, I Never Met a Man I Didn't Like : The Life and Writings of Will Rogers, written by former Will Rogers Memorial Director Joseph H. Carter, is a must have for any young people in your extended family or group of friends. If we had a few more people in this world who thought like Will Rogers, we would all be happier. |
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| By Joseph H. Carter
Foreword by Larry Gatlin Lavishly illustrated, this colorful, compact volume of humorist Will Rogers’ best quotes also includes a concisely written biographical account of his life as a beloved entertainer, radio personality, motion picture star, public speaker, and newspaper columnist. The Quotable Will Rogers captures the essence of the remarkable Cowboy Philosopher and his timeless humor. |
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| "Happy Trails" is a pictorial Celebrations of the life and times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. It is written by Howard Kazanjian and Chriss Enss. "Happy Trails" shares full color pictures of the "King of the Cowboys" and the "Queen of the West" It is over 166 pages. |
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| Of all the Old West figures whose images eventually found their way into our popular culture, none was better known than Wild Bill Hickok. This book, a companion volume to Joseph Rosa’s exhaustive biography, They Called Him Wild Bill, reproduces in one volume nearly all the known portraits of Wild Bill, together with photographs of his family, his friends, his foes, and the places that knew him. 202 pages, 7 X 10" |
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| Robert Carter has separated fact from myth in this exhaustive biography of Buffalo Bill Cody, owner of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West traveling show and symbol of America's conquest of the West. Carter explores Buffalo Bill's life, moving from his childhood to his marriage to his years as a scout, expert marksman, peerless Buffalo hunter, and finally entrepreneur-entertainer to the world. |
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| Based on recently discovered material, including newspapers believed to have been lost as well as personal accounts from Earp's friends, enemies, and acquaintances, this definitive biography paints a superbly balanced portrait of the man who helped shape the modern view of the Old West. |
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| Feared and hated by a few who held that he was an outlaw, "Long George" Francis was the rumored leader of a major gang of cattle and horse thieves and, supposedly, the head of a ring of bootleggers and hijackers. Still, others considered him a Robin Hood of the West-a folk hero the likes of Jesse James, Sam Bass, and Butch Cassidy. He waged wars against the rich and greedy while helping the poor-all without robbing a bank or shooting
a soul. The truth about "Long George" is somewhere in between, as muddy as the Milk River itself, named such because it was the color of a cup of tea with a tablespoon of milk added.
Written by biographer and historian Gary A. Wilson, with an introduction by internationally known novelist and historian Dan Cushman, "Long George" Francis reveals the legend behind one of the American West's so-called romantic heroes of the cowboy-outlaw period. The events of his dramatic life and death produced an infamous persona undiminished by time. |
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| There was a time when Drummond Community Hall was considered the finest dance floor in western Montana and the Drummond Rodeo was such a major happening that the main street of town would be closed for the weekend. While those days have faded to memories, the spirit of those times lives on in the individuals, couples, and families who continue to work the land in this small Montana town.
When Jill Brody first visited Drummond in 1991, a rancher spoke about one of his grandsons who would inherit his ranch and how difficult the life is. He then lamented that his only son and other grandchildren were not interested in ranching. When Brody returned to Drummond one year later, she thought she would find a town suffering from the loss of its children and its purpose. Instead she found ranchers with an inherent sense of purpose and contentment with life, despite its hardships. Their story became Drummond: Ranch Life in the West.
Through interviews with Drummond ranchers about their everyday lives and poignant black-and-white photographs of the town, its people, its rodeo, and its ranches, Drummond captures rural life at the end of the twentieth century. What emerges is a story about a changing way of life, a difference in priorities, and a very real struggle to survive, all faced with grace and acceptance |
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| This illustrated biography provides a personal sketch of Joseph Jacinto "Jo" Mora: famous illustrator, photographer, cartoonist, sculptor, chronicler of the West, and friend to the Indians. Mora moved easily from cartoons to children's books, rare photographs to watercolors and oils, sculpture to popularizing animated maps and posters.
Jo Mora - a cowboy whose art has preserved our western heritage. |
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| "Dutch" Henry Ieuch and the outlaws of the Big Muddy Creek valley terrorized settlers of northeastern Montana and southern Canada with horse thievery, kidnapping, and robbery. "Long" Henry Thompson, the "terror of eastern Montana," was a notorious gunman and killer, but his politeness in closing a saloon door led to his death. Con Murphy, the "Jesse James of Montana" was hanged - twice - by a Helena vigilante group for crimes he didn't commit. The amateur outlaws of Wickes, who attempted a mining payroll robbery, failed so miserably that the townspeople forgave them and actually lied in court to get them acquitted.
From rustlers and robbers to crimes of passion and the wannabe outlaws who couldn't quite pull it off, Outlaw Tales of Montana uncovers the historical facts, lesser-known stories, and colorful rumors surrounding some of Big Sky Country's most fascinating renegades. |
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| singing second leads or singing ranch hands to provide that dreamy, romantic, exquisitely beautiful music we now think of as western. Follow the singing cowboy movie fad, from Gene Autry’s first films in 1935 to Marty Robbins’ drive-in quickie movies in 1959. Ranger Doug’s Singing Cowboys recalls with fondness the stories of nearly sixty men, women, and groups who embodied the singing cowboy tradition, from Tex Ritter to Dale Evans. All the biggest stars are included, as are many great old-timey artists whose names are not so well known. Their voices and images filled an entire generation with optimism and hope, and encouraged us all to dream big—the “cowboy way.” |
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