Cowboy Park - Steer-Roping Contests on the Border (Hardcover)

A century ago, when Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona outlawed steer roping contests, there was one place a southwestern roper could go to hone his skills: Cowboy Park, the arena established in 1907 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. During the formative years of rodeo that preceded the first Calgary Stampede in 1912, Cowboy Park promoted the sport of steer roping and provided a ready training ground for up-and-coming champions. From its inception until growing political turmoil in Mexico brought the enterprise to a halt, Cowboy Park kept the sport alive and fostered celebrity--its "alumni" swept the first prizes in Calgary and continued to dominate for some years. This unique institution, despite its significant influence on the future of rodeo, has until now received scant attention. Through the history he has recovered and photographs--many published here for the first time--John Baxter documents and illuminates the era of Cowboy Park and the early champions who won their spurs there. "Rodeo fans will find some familiar names . . . and places here--Guy Weadick, Zack and Lucille Mulhall, Bill Pickett, Will Rogers, Fog Horn Clancy, Guy Allen, Dan Patch, and Calgary, Pendleton, and Cheyenne. But most of the names will be unfamiliar, all but forgotten in the annals of early rodeo. Baxter's] penetrating and original research is underpinned by the use of nearly fifty different newspapers from around the country." --Richard W. Slatta, from the foreword

General

Imprint:	Texas Tech Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	December 2008
Authors:	John O Baxter
Foreword by:	Richard W. Slatta
Dimensions:	162 x 211 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-89672-642-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Domestic animals & pets > Horses & ponies Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-89672-642-8
Barcode:	9780896726420

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