By Candace Savage
ISBN: 0898158303
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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From the real-life cattle queens, lady bandits, and ranchwomen of the Old West to the fearless bronc riders on the rodeo circuit to the glittering glamour girls of Hollywood westerns, the cowgirl has epitomized the tough, independent woman in a man's world.
In this boldly illustated book, Candace Savage traces the cowgirl back to her origins. While proper Victorian ladies sat in their parlors, smelling salts at hand, these adventurers unlaced their corsets, exchanged their skirts for scandalous "divided" garments, and set to work roping cattle, shooting rustlers, and breaking colts. Savage also presents the women of the wild west shows, like Annie Oakley, who rode wild horses and shot guns, and the daring bronc riders of the rodeo circuit. And finally, there were the glittering cowgirls of the Hollywood westerns, as represented by the glamorous Dale Evans.
Western Life→Cowboys/Rodeo→Cowgirls
Western History→Women of the West