The Cowboy Way Paperback - 2000

In February of his forty-fourth year, journalist David McCumber signed on as a hand on rancher Bill Galt's expansive Birch Creek spread in Montana. The Cowboy Way is an enthralling and intensely personal account of his year spent in open country—a book that expertly weaves together past and present into a vibrant and colorful tapestry of a vanishing way of life. At once a celebration of a breathtaking land both dangerous and nourishing, and a clear-eyed appreciation of the men—and women—who work it, David McCumber's remarkable story forever alters our long-held perceptions of the "Roy Rogers" cowboy with real-life experiences and hard economic truths.In February of his forty-fourth year, journalist David McCumber signed on as a hand on rancher Bill Galt's expansive Birch Creek spread in Montana. The Cowboy Way is an enthralling and intensely personal account of his year spent in open country—a book that expertly weaves together past and present into a vibrant and colorful tapestry of a vanishing way of life. At once a celebration of a breathtaking land both dangerous and nourishing, and a clear-eyed appreciation of the men—and women—who work it, David McCumber's remarkable story forever alters our long-held perceptions of the "Roy Rogers" cowboy with real-life experiences and hard economic truths.

Details

• Title The Cowboy Way
• Author David McCumber
• Binding Paperback
• Edition Later Printing;
• Pages 352
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Mariner Books, New York
• Date 2000-03-07
• ISBN 9780380788415 / 0380788411
• Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
• Dimensions 8.08 x 5.28 x 0.89 in (20.52 x 13.41 x 2.26 cm)
• Themes
  • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
  • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
  • Demographic Orientation: Rural
  • Geographic Orientation: Montana
• Dewey Decimal Code B