Authors: Teresa Jordan, Marsh Jordan
ISBN-13: 9780803275751, ISBN-10: 0803275757
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: April 1992
Edition: Bison Book ed
American lore has slighted the cowgirl, although at least one can still be found in nearly every ranching community. Like her male counterpart, she rides and ropes, understands land and stock, and confronts the elements. The writer and photographer Teresa Jordan traveled sixty thousand miles in the American West, talking with more than a hundred authentic cowgirls running ranches and performing in rodeos. The result is a fascinating book that also situates the cowgirl in history and literature. A new preface and updated bibliography have been added to this Bison Book edition.