The Humor of the American Cowboy

Hoig, Stan Edward; Hoig, Stanley

ISBN 10: 0803257198 / ISBN 13: 9780803257191

Edité par University of Nebraska Press, 1970

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.55. N° de réf. du vendeur G0803257198I2N00

Synopsis :

To the cowboy the world was a circus of creation and nothing was beyond the scope of his laughter. His fertile imagination could produce trail drives of dry-land terrapins, cowboy firing squads for fighting game roosters, and a breed of "honk-honk birds" that could outrun a horse. He used humor to express his fondness for the West, to exchange sarcasms with railroaders, to teach lessons to tenderfeet, and even - sometimes - to laugh at death. In "The Humor of the American Cowboy", Stan Hoig presents an authentic collection of tall tales, anecdotes, yarns, jokes, and humorous incidents of the Old West which not only will entertain but will focus attention on a relatively neglected phase of cowboy life. The author, whose work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, is director of publications and professor at Central State College, Edmond, Oklahoma. "A duke's mixture of mirth, irony and downright horseplay, made vivid by the brushpopper's salty imagery and remarkable aptitude for precisely the wrong word in the right place." - "New York Times Book Review". "The whole gives many a chuckle, as wry and dry as the land whence they came...The drawings are among the best Eggenhofer has ever done. " - "San Francisco Chronicle".

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Humor of the American Cowboy
Éditeur : University of Nebraska Press
Date d'édition : 1970
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : As New
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket