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Title: Wild Cow Tales by Ben K. Green ISBN: 0-394-45188-0 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 February, 1969 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Cowboy vs. cows, a contest of who's smarter
Comment: Wild cows, as the author explains, are just plain ornery, uncooperative cattle that resist all efforts to be rounded up. As a young Texas cowboy in the 1920s and 30s, Green made a living going after these hard-to-catch cattle, and this book is a collection of accounts of his successes (if he ever missed any, he doesn't mention it). Usually he works alone, on horseback, gathering up cows a few at a time and driving them to the nearest train station where they can be shipped to market. Typically he has worked a deal with the owner, buying them "range delivery," and spending sometimes many weeks to outsmart the critters, often one by one, to get them roped, corralled, or whatever it takes.
A young, tough, wild cowboy, as he often refers to himself, he has more than his share of hot, sweaty work, getting bunged up, frustrated, and frequently outmaneuvered. On one job, he's also shunned by a whole community of folk who regard him with disdain as he works to gather up a herd of cows for a bank collecting a bad debt. Each account is different, presenting a very different situation, and Green takes the reader along as he mulls over the problem, tries this and then that, eventually finding a solution.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's a departure from other books about cowboying, and it gets very much into cowboy psychology and the wealth of knowledge acquired in dealing daily with cattle. Green writes in a conversational style, with dry humor and a leisurely way of setting scenes and describing action, meanwhile building a kind of suspense as he figures out each time how to outsmart his "wild cows."
Thanks to the University of Nebraska Press for reprinting this and many other classics of western literature. Western illustrator Lorence Bjorklund provides many fine drawings, and with the cover design from a painting by W.H.D. Koerner they capture the spirit of this book wonderfully. I happily recommend this informative and entertaining book to anyone with an interest in cattle ranching and cowboys.
Rating: 5
Summary: wanting to live a dream
Comment: i,m into the cowboy scene.i,ve worked on a ranch in west texas one year,that was the best time of my life.for the review,i read wild cow tales quite a few years ago.i was able to get caught up in the stories,if anybody is into livestock working or otherwise,they can relate to Mr.Ben Green and his stories.hope to get all of his books.thanks for making the available.veral overstreet. p.s. i purchased this book for my great nephew who is seven years old.every since he has been able to talk all that he has wanted to do is be a bullrider.i hope he gets as much enjoyment from the book as i did,again, thanks
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Texas Cowboy Book
Comment: Ben Green probably writes one of the best cowboy stories I've ever read. A book full of short stories that are enjoyable for the adult as well as the kid.
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Title: A Thousand Miles of Mustangin' by Ben K. Green, Joe Beeler, Elmer Kelton ISBN: 0944383459 Publisher: High Lonesome Books Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Horse Tradin' by Ben K. Green ISBN: 039442929X Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 May, 1967 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Village Horse Doctor by Ben K. Green ISBN: 0394429222 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 April, 1971 List Price(USD): $27.00 |
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Title: Some More Horse Tradin' by Ben K. Green, Joe Beeler ISBN: 0803270925 Publisher: Bison Bks Corp Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Color of Horses: The Scientific and Authoritative Identification of the Color of the Horse by Ben K. Green, Darol Dickinson ISBN: 0878424377 Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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