Let's Rodeo : The Lives Of Rodeo People Depicted In Profiles, Short Stories, Poems And Photographs

A collection of profiles, short pieces, cowboy poetry and photographs documenting the people and occupations associated with rodeo across the Canadian Prairie provinces and the Great Plains of the United States. The profiles, drawn either from accounts written by the subjects themselves or from interviews recorded by Arlene Bokamyer, covers competitors in bareback riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, team roping and bull riding, as well as bullfighters and clowns, pickup men, stock contractors, announcers, judges, photographers and cowboy poets. Poetry by a variety of writers is interspersed throughout the profiles.