West, David, 1956-

Lots of things you want to know about cowboys : ... and some you don't! / Cowboys written and illustrated by David West. - Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, 2015. - 24 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Cowboys wore chaps -- Cowboys carried guns -- Cowboys branded cattle with the rancher's mark -- A cowboy's horse is called a stock horse -- Cowboys herded cattle on long cattle drives -- A chuck wagon carried all the food on a cattle drive -- Wranglers herd horses -- Cowboys tamed wild horses by riding bucking broncos -- Cowboys captured escaping cattle with a lasso -- Gauchos are South American cowboys -- A cowboy in Australia is called a stockman -- Cattle can stampede -- Cowboys ate lots of beans -- Cowboys were paid at the end of the trail -- Cowboys got into gunfights -- You can see cowboys and cowgirls at rodeos -- Cowboy clowns have to be quite brave -- Cowgirls worked on ranches.

Presents fun facts about gear, historical figures, and the day-to-day life of cowboys.

ISBN: 9781625880895 (lib. bdg.) 19.99

Source: Smart Apple Media

LCCN: 2013030715

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cowboys--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Longhorn cattle--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Ranch life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West (U.S.)--History--1860-1890--Juvenile literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 978/.02