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Item Details
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THE HUMOR OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY, SECOND EDITION
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| By: |
Stanley Hoig |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£11.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0803273592 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780803273597 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2006 |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Description: |
To the cowboy, for whom the world was a circus of creation, nothing was beyond the scope of laughter. He used humor to express his fondness for the West, to exchange sarcasms with railroaders, and even to laugh at death. This title presents tales, anecdotes, jokes, and humorous incidents of the Old West that focus on a phase of cowboy life. |
| Synopsis: |
To the cowboy, for whom the world was a circus of creation, nothing was beyond the scope of laughter. His fertile imagination could produce trail drives of dry-land terrapins, cowboy firing squads for fighting game roosters, and a breed of "honk-honk birds" that could outrun a horse. He used humor to express his fondness for the West, to exchange sarcasms with railroaders, to teach lessons to tenderfeet, and even-sometimes-to laugh at death. In The Humor of the American Cowboy, Stan Hoig presents an authentic collection of tall tales, anecdotes, yarns, jokes, and humorous incidents of the Old West that not only entertain but also focus attention on a sometimes overlooked phase of cowboy life. |
| Illustrations: |
Illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Bison Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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