When asked in an interview what he most liked about rodeo,
three-time world champion saddle-bronc rider ""Cody"" Bill Smith
said simply, ""Horses that buck."" Smith redefined the image of
America's iconic cowboy. Determined as a boy to escape a miner's
life in Montana, he fantasized a life in rodeo and went on to earn
thirteen trips to the national finals, becoming one of the greatest
of all riders. This biography puts readers in the saddle to
experience the life of a champion rider in his quest for the gold
buckle. Drawing on interviews with Smith and his family and
friends, Margot Kahn recreates the days in the late 1960s and early
1970s when rodeo first became a major sports enterprise. She
captures the realities of that world: winning enough money to get
to the next competition, and competing even when in pain. She also
tells how, in his career's second phase, Smith married cowgirl
Carole O'Rourke and went into business raising horses, gaining
notoriety for his gentle hand with animals and winning acclaim for
his and Carole's Circle 7 brand. Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall
of Fame in 1979 and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum's Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2000, Smith was a legend in his own
time. His story is a genuine slice of rodeo life - a life of magic
for those good enough to win. This book will delight rodeo and
cowboy enthusiasts alike.
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