Cowboy Classics
Will James's books are the literary classics of the open range and, when published, were equally popular in the East and West. The heroes were unique for the time, because few carried guns. Instead, they handled big cattle herds on the unfenced western range, where a cowboy rarely got off his horse except to brand. Here's a list of James' cowboy classics. To order, visit
www.willjames.com.Revealing Light
Our November issue features a profile of "Jay Dusard, Cowboy Photographer," an artist, who, with camera in hand, targets the American West. The Douglas, Arizona, professional's had to compensate for hat brims casting shadows on his subjects' faces ever since 1983, when his first book, The North American Cowboy: A Portrait, was published, right to the present and his most recently published book titled Horses.
R.W. Hampton â The Cowboy Years
This western entertainer's work rings true because he's a longtime member of the brotherhood of working cowboys.The Early Photo Essays of Kurt Markus
The photographer captured the heart and soul of the American working cowboy.Lawmen of the Old West
Today's Texas Rangers ride some of the most well-trained horses in the world, but a high-strung, green-broke mustang helped launch the long and distinguished career of Maj. George Erath. In his memoirs, Erath described his earliest days as a ranger private in 1835, and his first engagement with American Indians in North Central Texas.
