Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border by Baxter, John O.
Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border by Baxter, John O.

Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border

A century ago, when Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona outlawed steer roping contests, there was one place...
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Author: John O. Baxter
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Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border by Baxter, John O.

Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border

CHF 33.61
Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border by Baxter, John O.

Cowboy Park: Steer-Roping Contests on the Border

CHF 33.61
Author: John O. Baxter
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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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 Ju rez, 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

Author: John O. Baxter
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 12/15/2008
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.32h x 6.32w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9780896726420

About the Author
John O. Baxter is an expert in water rights and other aspects of the history, culture, and law of the Southwest. A former archivist and historian for the State of New Mexico, Baxter holds the Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico and is the author of Dividing New Mexico s Waters, 1700 1912 and Las Carneradas: Sheep Trade in New Mexico, 1700 1860. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Richard W. Slatta is professor of history at North Carolina State University. He is the author of eight books, including Cowboy: The Illustrated History, and more than 250 articles and reviews. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina."
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