Chasing the Rodeo On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West

Name: Chasing the Rodeo On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West
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ISBN: 9780156031219

ISBN-10: 0156031213

ISBN-13: 9780156031219

Edition: 2003

Authors: W. K. Stratton

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From its roots as the quintessential Western pastime, rodeo has grown into an international, prime-time television sport. Steeped in tradition and spirit, the rodeo calls aspiring cowboys and cowgirls to its rough-and-tumble fame as they repeatedly risk their lives for eight seconds of triumph. In Chasing the Rodeo, Kip Stratton takes us into the addictive core of bull riding and the circuit that has grown up around it. Immersing himself in the world of rodeo, Stratton collides with the specter of his runaway "rodeo bum" father, finding part of the cowboy dream that was his father's legacy. As much a tribute to the famed characters of the old West-Freckles Brown, Lucille Mulhall (the…

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List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.78" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

W.K. (Kip) Stratton is the author of four books, including "Backyard Brawl", "Chasing the Rodeo", and "Boxing Shadows". He has written for "GQ", "Sports Illustrated", "Outside", "Texas Observer", the "Dallas Morning News", and others. He lives near Austin, Texas.




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