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Way out west
- Title
- Way out west / Jane & Michael Stern.
- Author
- Stern, Jane.
- Publication
- New York : HarperCollins, ©1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F596 .S844 1993 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Stern, Michael, 1946-
- Description
- xv, 400 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- A look at the popular culture of the West, including movie cowboys, western clothes, rodeo, the Indian image, food, and animals.
- Subjects
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The Cowboy Ideal. Gene Autry's Ten Commandments of a Cowboy. The Code of the West -- Cowboy Sidekicks -- Cowboy Skills. How to Read a Brand -- King of the Cowboys?: Hoppy vs. Roy -- John Wayne -- Ol' Proc -- Singing Cowboys -- Rhinestone Cowboys and Cowgirls -- Hollywood Fashion Plates: Gene Autry and Roy Rogers -- Cowboy Hats. Hat Etiquette -- Cowboy Boots -- Chaps -- Buckskin -- Indian-Inspired Style and Fiesta Fashions -- Indian Jewelry. Along the Turquoise Trail -- Western Ties -- Horses and the Cowboys Who Love Them. Horse Colors -- Trigger and Other Equine Superstars -- The Well-Dressed Horse. Horse Lingo's Spanish Roots -- "End of the Trail" -- "Old Paint" -- The Cowboy Sport -- The Events -- Championship Buckles -- Rodeo Queens -- Rodeo's Pioneer Women -- A Sampling of Rodeo Greats. Rodeo Names -- Hall of Fame Rodeo Animals -- "The Rhythm of Rodeo" -- Happy Trails: The Road West -- Route 66 -- Natural Wonders. America's Version -- Cacti. Some Saguaro Facts.
- Roadside Wonders of the West -- Twenty-five Unnatural Wonders of the Western Roadside -- Critters -- Longhorn Cattle -- Buffalo -- Asses. An Ass by Any Other Name -- Coyotes -- Roadrunners -- Armadillos -- Horned Toads -- Deadly Creatures. Rattler Facts -- Jackalopes -- Skulls -- The Indian Image -- Strange Names and Sign Language -- The Chief Motif -- Tepees -- Come and Get It! -- Barbecue -- Great Western Barbecues -- Chili, Texas-Style. Three Famous Bowls of Red -- The Cult of the Pod -- International Connoisseurs of Green and Red Chile -- Hot, Hotter, Hottest Chiles. Chile Potency Chart -- Cooking Red and Green Chiles -- Where to Eat Hot Chile in New Mexico -- The Bean Palace -- Chicken-Fried Steak -- Tuba City Tacos -- Sock Coffee -- "The Oyster."
- ISBN
- 0060168730
- 9780060168735
- 0060925604
- 9780060925604
- LCCN
- 92056223
- OCLC
- ocm28017818
- 28017818
- SCSB-2002822
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library