Cowboy Life and Legend:
An Electronic Work Book

Designed by Richard W. Slatta
for NCCAT Participants
June 6-10, 2005, Cullowhee, NC

Revised for HI 491 Spring 2006
Ranch and Frontier Life in the American West

Table of Contents

1. Western frontier life in America World Book Encyclopedia contribution
2. History and Intro
3. Vaqueros
4. Poetry
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Television
7. Rodeo Terms
8. Wit & Wisdom
9. Autry's Commandments
10. Song Lyrics
11. Black Cowboys
12. Buckaroos in Paradise
13. Old West Photographs
14. Modern Cowboy Photographs by Adam Jahiel

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    Bibliographical Assistance
15. Jim Janke's Extensive Old West Internet Links
16. Great Plains Bibliography by Tom Isern
17. Primary Sources and Memoirs about Cowboy Life

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18. Slatta's CowProf.com Home Range
19. NCCAT Cowboy Life and Legend Research Links
20. Dr. Slatta's Cowboy and Old West Links

Thanks to the colleagues whose names appear on these various pages. Their hard work and willingness to share their efforts makes this electronic workbook possible. Use this electronic workbook to explore various aspects of cowboy history and culture.

Most of these materials are copyright by the authors or organizations whose names appear on the various module pages. I hold no registered copyright to any of the materials, although the organization and presentation of these materials into this format probably qualifies as fair use. You may not retransmit or publish any of these materials without permission of the specific copyright holders. You may, however, use these materials on an educational setting, such as your classroom, under the doctrine of "fair use."