Think you know everything about rodeos? Whether you do or not, this book makes pretty interesting reading. Writing mostly for the Western novice, Groves introduces the reader to the sport’s history as well as the folks behind the scenes who make it all work. Cowboys, stockmen, veterinarians, judges, announcers and arena workers are discussed in clear phrasing to inform new fans of just how the business is run. The regulations, equipment and scoring for each event are fully described with ph

October 2006
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
- The Cup-Spinning Scene: How Did They Do It?
- The Boys at the Bar
- Rawhide
- Track Of The Cat
- Cheyenne
- The Wild Wild West
- F Troop
- Hostiles? The Lakota Ghost Dance and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West
- Spirit Car
- Bitter Wind
- Come Sundown
- Smonk
- The Skinning Knife
- The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880
- When Silver was King: Arizona’s 1880s Silver King Mine
- River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia
- Ropes, Reins, and Rawhide
- Charles F. Lummis: Editor of the Southwest
- The Western Godfather
- Stuck to Her Dream