Some Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys: A Collection of Articles and Essays (Volume 5) (Western Life)

"Erickson's articles and essays have been published in Texas Highways, Oklahoma Today, Livestock Weekly, The Dallas Morning News, The Dallas Times Herald, and American Cowboy. They are arranged by Place; From Buffalo to Cattle; The Cowboy; Cowboy Tools; Ranch and Rodeo; Animals; This and That. Many of the pieces are anecdotal, based on Erickson's experiences and observations on ranches. Others required some research and are more historical. Some are essays in which Erickson views contemporary life through the lens of cowboying. But all of them are vintage master storyteller John Erickson, told with humor and thoughtfulness."--BOOK JACKET. Some Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 9 PART I— A PLACE......Page 12 The Quakers of Estacado and Their Precious Books: 1994......Page 13 The Texas Panhandle: 1984......Page 18 Panhandle Weather: 1984......Page 24 The Canadian River: 1993......Page 28 PART II— FROM BUFFALO TO CATTLE......Page 34 The Texas Cattle Industry: 1983......Page 35 Windmills: 1980......Page 43 Mr. Barby and His Buffalo: 1976......Page 47 PART III— THE COWBOY......Page 51 Some Babies Still Grow up to Be Cowboys: 1983......Page 52 The Cowboy's Life: Changed but Unchanged: 1979......Page 59 Cowboy Thoughts: 1981......Page 64 The Cowboy Is a Common Laborer......Page 65 Cowboys Have Heroic Tendencies......Page 66 The Cowboy Has a Sense of Humor......Page 67 The Cowboy Lives with Animals......Page 68 The American Cowboy: Traditional and Modern: 1983......Page 71 PART IV— COWBOY TOOLS......Page 82 Saddles: The Evolution of a Tool: 1982......Page 83 The Cowboy's Boot: 1982......Page 89 PART V— RANCH AND RODEO......Page 94 The Pecos Rodeo: 100 Years Old: 1982......Page 95 Texas Ranch Roundup: 1982......Page 101 PART VI— ANIMALS......Page 107 People and Animals: 1983–93......Page 108 The Mysterious Lesser Prairie Chicken: 1979......Page 115 Dogs and Coyotes: An Ancient Bond: 1998......Page 119 PART VII— THIS AND THAT......Page 121 Black Mesa: 1983......Page 122 Thoughts on a Snowy Day: 1985......Page 126 A Fateful Trip: 1998......Page 130 Easter in Cow Country: 1990......Page 133 Odd Things I've Seen As a Cowboy: 1994......Page 136 B......Page 147 C......Page 148 H......Page 149 N......Page 150 S......Page 151 W......Page 152 Y......Page 153 Ericksons articles and essays have been published in Texas Highways, Livestock Weekly, The Dallas Morning News, The Dallas Times Herald , and American Cowboy . This collection is arranged by Place; From Buffalo to Cattle; The Cowboy; Cowboy Tools; Ranch and Rodeo; Animals; and This and That. Many of the pieces are anecdotal, based on Ericksons experiences and observations on ranches. Others required some research and are more historical. Some are essays in which Erickson views contemporary life through the lens of cowboying. But all of them are vintage master storyteller John Erickson, told with humor and thoughtfulness. A collection of articles and essays by John R. Erickson, which have been published in ""Texas Highways"", ""Oklahoma Today"", ""The Dallas Morning News"" and more. Many of the pieces are anecdotal, based on Erickson's experiences and observations on ranches. Others are more historical. MY COUSINS AND I used to joke that when our grandmother, Mabel Curry, went to heaven, God would call her "Mrs. Curry," and she would address him as "Young Man."