Book Description
Peggy Fleming Farrell is about to have the best summer ever.

Only, it doesn't look that way at first: There's her job as coffee wench at the Gas 'n Git, her summer school French class, and her unrequited love for a certain waiter. Not to mention Lamaze class with her mom, and her dad's attempt at a professional ice-skating comeback.

Customer Reviews (13)

Not a Normal Summer
Sixteen year old, Peggy Fleming Farrell believes that her summer has come to the worst. Waking up at five every morning, rollerblading across town to work, and babysitting her younger siblings is not how she expected her summer to start. After wrecking two of her parents' cars, Peggy, who was named after a famous figure skater, has to take on a job at Gas `n' Git to pay back her debt. In addition, to make things worse, she gets her license taken away. You will have to read the book to see if Peggy's summer takes a huge twist or if everything just seems to get worse.
I really enjoyed this book because it had a funny plot to it. Peggy just wants to spend her summer learning French and hanging out with her friends, but nothing seems to go the way she wants it to. I liked everything about this book and it was a very quick read. Every chapter has something new and unexpected. I hardly ever wanted to put it down.
Mostly girls would probably like this book. If you want to experience "sweet sixteen" through another's eyes, this would be perfect for you. The main character definitely explains how there can be more work than fun and the disadvantages of growing up. Either way, this is an awesome book and I think you will probably enjoy it.

Kind of..
predictable. At the end of the book you can kind of figue out what is going to happen. This book is also very slow and hard to get into. You really have to keep reading to get to the good part. I thought that this girl complained to much also.

Her Life Is Literally A Frozen Rodeo
Peggy Fleming. Not your typical 16 year old teenager. With problems that are not even hers, such as her dad being a skater and trying to make his comeback, and her mom being a weather announcer on KLDV radio who is also expecting another baby. How will she make it through the problems that ARE hers? She works at Gas 'N Git, there is a robber on the loose that robs gas stations, gives her parents her paycheck so she can pay them back for the two car accidents she caused, and watches her siblings. Also, she is obsessed with Steve Gropher, has no friend in town for the summer, goes to french class were the teacher never shows up and gets substitutes that do not even speak French, and has to take a bus with a crazy driver because she has no car. But one of the biggest problems is that the Rodeo Days are coming to town in Lindville, which she hates. I like this book because the author leaves you hanging there wondering what is going to happen next and then picks you right back up again. Also, she ties everything together and makes this story relate to most teenage girls.

Oh What a "Rodeo"
Peggy Fleming Farrell is stuck working as a coffee wench at the Gas `n Git when all she wants to go is grab some gas and git out of Dodge before her father, Patrick Farrell, involves her in his skating comeback. Then there's Peggy's mom, queen of weather and radio broadcasting, who seems to think Peggy hasn't got a responsible bone in her body even as she rushes out the door leaving Peggy to watch "The Little Mermaid" again with her younger siblings.Then there's Peggy's desperate crush and the agony of small-town America, but a la Dorothy, Peggy's going to learn that there's no place like the rodeo.

Attention SmalltownTeenagers
Frozen Rodeo is a book about a teenage girl that lives in a small hometown. She faces many problems like boys, French class, Rodeo Days, a job, and dealing with her mother's pregnancy. In the small town though, she doesn't have a lot of things to do in her spare time. All the adventures and daily problems she goes through makes for an excellent book full of drama with some comedy.
The part I liked about this book was how I could relate to the main character in many ways. Being a teenager from a small town like she was, I could understand jokes and remarks she'd make. Also the imagery was well described so you can easily get a picture in your head. However, one thing I didn't like about the book was how the author would drag things out at parts. I prefer a book that's exciting at every part. If you have ever read the book When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, you would enjoy this book because it has a lot of the same type of comedy. Also, the small town setting makes them have the same feel. I would recommend reading this book if you are a teenage girl. You'll understand more of where the main character is coming from and dealing with. ... Read more

Book Description
Rodeo in America celebrates a great national pastime and tradition. Taking the reader "behind the chutes," Wayne Wooden and Gavin Ehringer reveal the essential character of rodeo culture today and show why it retains such a strong hold on the American imagination.

As the authors detail, contemporary rodeo has evolved into a much publicized big-time phenomenon even as it strives to stay close to its fundamental cowboy roots. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) now sanctions 750 to 800 annual rodeos worth more than $22 million in prize money, attended by nearly 20 million spectators, and watched by millions more on ESPN and TNN. The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) alone offers more than $2 million in prize money and is attended by 170,000 spectators every December in Las Vegas.

Filled with telling anecdotes and insightful observations, the authors highlight rodeo's glamour and glory, hazards and hardships, while clarifying its many dimensions as sport, profession, business, community event, family tradition, and pop cultural icon. Bareback and bull riders, calf ropers and steer wrestlers, barrel racers and saddle bronc busters, bullfighters and arena clowns, stock breeders and local organizers, judges and journalists, the famous and aspiring, winners and losers--all are given their due in a work that reflects the enormous allure and demands of rodeo life.

Based on research and interviews conducted at the National Finals, as well as at rodeos large and small in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Cheyenne, Calgary, Dodge City, Pendleton, and Prescott, among many others, Rodeo in America provides an entertaining and highly readable guide for aficionados and novices alike. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

The true rodeo book
I just recently dicovered this book and boy was I surprised. Personally, I found this book very helpful for the fact that I am a bullrider myself and found the information within it's pages very useful and insightful. It explains the origins of rodeo to the very way to play the game! With in-depth pages on Saddle Bronc Riding, Bareback Riding, Bullriding, Barrel-Racing, and almost every other rodeo event, I don't think you'll find a clearer perspective on rodeo unless you started riding! Please take it from me, for the best book on rodeo, look to "Rodeo In America"

An Overview from the Inside
Personal quotes from current and former rodeo participants enliven this look at one of America's oldest sports.Using the results of a questionnaire, you learn how they think of their lives and their jobs.The authors delve into the good and bad of rodeo, from the financial cost tothe medical woes, from the exclusion of women to the changes in the sport,from rodeo history to its possible future.If you're interested in rodeo,you should get this book.... ... Read more

Book Description

Those who do not remember family history are condemned to repeat it...Haunted by a failed marriage, a resentful son left deaf by a bout of meningitis, and the slow death of her artistic aspirations, Margaret Yearwood takes refuge in Blue Dog, New Mexico. There, in the shadow of Shiprock Mountain, and in the unlikely arms of Owen Garrett, she finds the courage to love again, and to be loved. And she comes to realize that even the most primal wounds scar over and that there's nothing so renewable or so healing as passion. This is a bittersweet story of ordinary people who must learn to heal family bonds before they are permanently severed.

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Blue Rodeo
This book kept me up half the night to finish. It is beautifully written.

This Book was Great!
I loved this book.It has so much to give - information about New Mexico, Navajo Indians, rug weaving, cowboys, deafness, philosophy and - the best part - love.I think this is Mapson's best book - and, yes, I've read them all.I couldn't stop reading it.And the ending? Oustanding.One of the best endings ever.

Another great book from JoAnn Mapson
JoAnn writes great stories with believeable characters--people you know or want to know. Her stories are hard to put down. You can feel their pain and their joy and her endings leave you wanting more.

This is a story about new beginnings, old pain and good friends. I highly recommend it. I've never seen the movie but plan to do so. Kris Kristofferson was a perfect choice for the lead roll.

Makes you want to travel to the Southwest!
This book got me hooked on Mapson...definitely a favorite. Great descriptions of the culture and land of the southwest. Not a "fluffy" book where things go smoothly. Realistic, and heartfelt. Not as funny as "Bad Girl Creek" but still good in its own way.

A STORY OF HOPE AND RENEWAL

Love can be complicated and Jo-Ann Mapson knows this well.Blue rodeo is the touching story of middle-age romance and mother/son relationships played against the dreamily beautiful landscape of Northwestern New Mexico and the traditions of Native Americans.

Margaret Yearwood's teenage son, Peter, is left deaf following a serious illness.He is bitter, rejecting his mother, opting for life at a boarding school, and living with a deaf foster family.Rendered desolate by her son's refusal to see her and a divorce, attempts to rebuild her life by leaving California and renting a farm house in the isolated community of Blue Dog, where she is within driving distance of Peter's school.

Margaret's neighbor, Owen Garrett, is the quintessential Western hero - rough, touch with a heart of gold.He, too, has not had an easy life.His past includes a bout with alcoholism and an accidental murder.Of course, they find comfort in each other, and Peter eventually comes to terms with his hearing loss.

Mapson knows of what she writes and more than fulfills all the promise of her first novel, Hank & Chloe.This is a story of hope and renewal movingly told.

- Gail Cooke ... Read more

From the Publisher
Meet Jim Bob Feller in the middle of a rodeo ring in Albuquerque,New Mexico. He'll show you how he focuses an angry bull's attention andhow he gets the 2,000-pound animal to chase him down. Watch as Jimapplies his special makeup and gives you the inside scoop on ring safetyand performance techniques. You'll also hear some fascinating storiesabout what really goes on behind the scenes of a rodeo!

Many people in our world face the unique demands of special careers. Some work at jobs that protect us and our families from danger. Others have learned skills needed to provide a special service or perform in a special way. The Risky Business series gives you an up-close-and-personal profile of people who do things most of us would never dream of doing. As you read about them, you'll find out what worries them and what excites them about their jobs. You'll also learn how each person trained to become an expert in his or her field.

Grades 2-5; 7 1/2 x 9; 32 pages; 25-30 large-format, full-color photos;Sturdy library binding; Index; Further Reading ... Read more

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The Total Car Care series continues to lead all other do-it-yourself automotive repair manuals. This series offers do-it-yourselfers of all levels TOTAL maintenance, service and repair information in an easy-to-use format. Covers all models of Amigo, Pick-ups (except Hombre), Rodeo, and Trooper; 2 and 4 wheel drive; gasoline and diesel engines.:Based on actual teardowns:Simple step-by-step procedures for engine overhaul, chassis electrical drive train, suspension, steering and more:Trouble codes:Electronic engine controls ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Excercise In Frustration
I agree with the other reviewers, which makes it unanimous so far. This book is useless. Here is a good example, I only bought this book so I could locate my "engine Coolant Sensor" on my 1994 3.2L Isuzu Rodeo. I found two brief spots in the book that mention this sensor. The two pictures of the sensor were blurry, B&W, dark pictures of a mystery 2.8L engine, which of course is nothing like mine. The instructions are even worse.

"Step 1: Remove the coolant sensor"

Wow that helps.

From what I hear, you are better off spending three times as much for the Helm OEM service manual which will at least only cover two years of the same models this one does. I've heard the Helm version has way more pictures and is more complete as well. Just stay away from this thing and you'll be doing yourself a favor.

Don't waste your money!
During my 37 years of driving I have probably owned a dozen repair manuals, most of which rated 3 to 4 stars. This Chilton's manual barely makes a 2. It covers too many years and models to cover more than the most rudimentary maintenance in any depth; there are too few illustrations; and it does not contain one exploded view of my 3.2L Trooper engine. There are parts on this engine that cannot be even found in this manual! Let's hope Haynes publishes one soon.

Leaves the Reader with Questions
Good documentaion in a manual should not be written as though the reader has prior knowledge or hands on experience with the item being described. Haynes does a much better job of photo illustrations along with detailed instructions that are so precise that you accomplish a task with no prior expereience. Chilton's Maual leaves the reader asking "what is that".
Definitely not user friendly!

Lacks Detail for specific models
I fully agree with the earlier reviewer. This book covers to many models and lacks the details for any specific model. I ended up buying the Hayes Manual which I find much more usefull for my 1988 Trooper II 4 Cyl. Myadvice is to buy the Hayes and if u still have money to spare then buy thisone as a second reference. The Hayes book is also much cheaper btw, <$15 .

Covers too many models
This book covers to many models to be of reall use to one specific model. I have a 1988 Trooper II with a four cylinder engine and found the Hayes Manual much better not to mention cheaper. ... Read more

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Informative book about rodeo and rodeo people . . .
There's no shortage of rodeo photography books, but this is one of the better ones. Rather than concentrating on the arena events themselves, photographer Rosamond Norbury captures much of the ambiance of rodeo in these candid shots of cowboys, their families, and the organization of people behind the rodeo, including medics, bullfighters (or clowns), judges, pick-up men, the stock contractor, announcers, and rodeo secretaries. In 100 or so black and white photos Norbury gives us a broad picture gallery of all kinds of people, old and young, gathering for a weekend of excitement, entertainment, fun, and for those who are religious, an opportunity for Sunday morning worship.

Some favorite shots in this collection: Saturday night dancers, a rodeo rider napping on a wooden platform with his hat over his eyes, a cowboy changing from sneakers into boots, a cowboy in a pickup truck cab talking on a mobile phone, two more cowboys on pay phones, a teenage cowgirl with a Miss British Columbia sash and a mouthful of braces, three cowboys with their gear heading across a wet runway to a waiting small plane, a cowboy camped out on a couch under a sleeping bag, his jeans lying in a tangle on the floor beside him.

An informative commentary describing both the rodeo events themselves and all the behind-the-scenes activity runs through the book along with the pictures. The photos have ample captions. There's even a cowboy prayer, with its spiritual references expressed in the language and metaphor of the rodeo. Handsomely designed, this book is an excellent addition to any Western bookshelf.

Not a favorite
Good photography.However, there was no personal identification of the subjects (although a few were very recognizable).I also felt that the author was inaccurate in her explanation of some of the photos and a few other comments she made throughout the book.All in all, not a favorite of mine. ... Read more

Book Description
Three people-each on a journey-and living life eight seconds at a time. Despite ever-present danger, insufficient pay and endless miles down unfamiliar, often unfriendly highways, it's a journey they love. Wild Ride! takes readers on the road, into the arena and onto the backs of bucking broncs, hard-running horses and cantankerous bulls in an often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always candid look at the lives of a trio of rodeo's most successful stars. Barrel racer Monica Wilson, bull rider Kelly Armstrong and saddle bronc rider Duane Daines share their greatest triumphs and darkest hours. While most of us mutter, "Nothing could make me do that," Wild Ride! allows us to understand why these three could never want to do anything else. ... Read more

Book Description
One of the best tie-down calf ropers ever to come out of SouthTexas, Juan Salinas grew up on a 15,000-acre ranch near Laredo, with thefinest of horses to ride and hundreds of head of cattle to practice on. Heroped in Texas rodeos large and small from the mid-1920s to 1935. From 1936to 1946, he followed the national rodeo circuit, competing from Texas toNew York's Madison Square Garden. At the time, few if any other MexicanAmericans competed in rodeo, and Salinas drew a lot of attention.

Salinas also operated his family's Texas ranch, where he ran cattle andraised prize roping quarter horses. In this account of his life and career,Salinas's nephew, Ricardo Palacios, recounts the many tales his uncle toldhim--tales of friendship with Gene Autry, going to Sally Rand's weddingreception, riding on the Rodeo Train, andsponsoring seven-time world champion tie-down calf roper Toots Mansfield.He also narrates life on the range, withhis uncle riding across a pasture at full speed, gingerly holding the reinsand a thirty-five foot coil of rope inhis left hand while swinging the roping loop overhead with his right handas he chased a three-hundred-pound calf for the throw.

The story of Juan Salinas is also the story of the people of Mexican originwho live on the ranches of the SouthTexas brush country. Strong, rugged, independent, and hard-working, theyknew social and economic success that has all too seldom beenchronicled.

Tío Juan was the family cowboy, the hero, the rodeo star, and Palaciostells his uncle's story with warmth andadmiration. In 1991 Salinas was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame of theNational Cowboy and Western HeritageMuseum. He was also named Rancher of the Year by Laredo's Borderfest andwon the Ranching Heritage Award given by the King Ranch and TexasA&M-Kingsville. In 1993, he was inducted into the LULAC InternationalSports Hall ofFame. These were, Palacios writes, "fitting tributes to a champion and fineadditions to his collection of trophyroping saddles, silver trophies, and champion's buckles." ... Read more

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Good Read On an Interesting Cowboy
Juan Salinas is not one of the better known cowboys in the history of rodeo, but he should be. He was and is a legend in South Texas. His great-nephew, Ricardo Palacios, does a good job of telling the Salinas story, although at times he races through his uncle's life. But it is also hard to cram 90 years of living into 200 pages.

The book offers a good overview of the world of rodeo back in the 1930s, but the book would be a better read for rodeo fans if more detail could have been given to the stories regarding Salinas' exploits in the rodeo arena. Salinas was one of the greats during his era, but was best known as a horseman and roping horse trainer. This would have been an interesting area to explore. Also Toots Mansfield was one of the all-time great calf ropers and was a close friend and traveling partner with Salinas. I would have enjoyed more information about this relationship.

The book also offers a glimpse into the Hispanic culture on the Texas border and these stories play a bigger part in the book that Salinas' exploits in rodeo. At time it seems there is too much effort to include every name that Salinas ever encountered or dealt with, but still some interesting tidbits.

Palacios deserves credit for making the effort to preserve his uncle's legacy and stories. Salinas was a great role model and hopefully readers will find inspiration in his story. ... Read more

Amazon.com
Rodeo. Now there's a subject that your average suburban or urban kid doesn't get much exposure to these days. And while many politically correct adults have written the rodeo off as a barbaric and animal-unfriendly pastime from a bygone era, for others, it remains a vital and important celebration of the American Western heritage. Let's Rodeo! aims to introduce young readers to the world of cowboys and bucking broncos, explaining the events of a junior rodeo with clear prose and exciting photographs. ... Read more

Book Description
A bittersweet journey into the lives of women who have worked the rodeo circuit from the 1930s to today.

Rodeo has always been considered a supremely masculine sport, a rough and tumble display of macho strength and skill. But author Joan Burbick shows us the other side of rodeo: the world of rodeo queens--part cowgirl and part pageant princess--who wave and smile and keep the dream of the ideal Western woman alive.

So who are the women behind the candy-red chaps, Farrah Fawcett curls, and rhinestone tiaras? Burbick traveled the backroads of the rural West for years, trying to find out. She interviewed dozens of queens, including rodeo royalty from the 1930s and 40s, women who grew up breaking wild horses, branding calves, and witnessing the sad decline of the ranching life. Stories from white and Native American rodeo queens in the 1950s and 1960s, the golden age of rodeo, reveal the conflicts over gender and race that shaped the rodeo and the Cold War politics of small Western towns. Finally, rodeo queens from the 1970s to the present describe a more fiercely commercial rodeo, driven largely by TV ratings and sponsorships, glitter and hairspray.

Illustrated throughout with wonderful photographs, this rich tapestry of women's voices echoes and challenges our clichés of the rural West. Their combined stories of fulfilled dreams and lost hopes reveal the tenacity of the myth of the American West, a place of muscled men, golden-haired women, relentless beauty and tragic limits. ... Read more

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I was disappointed, but it wasn't the author's fault.
The mistake I made here was judging the book by the cover. I picked it up because I thought the topic was interesting, and I thought it would detail the lives and personalities of the kind of sassy, salty, almost defiant cowgirls like the ones depicted on the cover. I knew next to nothing about the rodeo and never heard of a rodeo queen before, so I thought she was a sort of cowgirl, not a beauty queen. I expected to be taken on a wild ride through the rodeo circuit. But instead I found myself reading a pseudo-feminist treatise on the shallowness of rodeo and the empty mythos of a West that never existed. I found myself disappointed in the subject matter, much as I imagine the author became disappointed when she delved into it. The only thing I wish the author could've done differently was to view the rodeo more as a community of characters and personalities, rather than as an abstract construct.

the real deal
As the great-granddaughter of one of Pendleton OR.'s first rodeo queens, and the daughter of a former Wa-Hi Farmerette, I believe Burbick hits the bull's eye with her exploration of western women. Only those so entrenched in the false mythology of the west would take offense at these incredibly sensitive essays. Burbick uncovers yet another way in which women participated in the real west - a place of hardship and hard work.
Anyone who thinks that this region is the result of anything but violence, hardship and heartbreak is delusional - and the sense of entitlement whites have with regard to what the west really is is a load of horse manure.
My mother learned from her mother, and her grandmother, how to be a strong woman, and this message was passed along to me. We are cancer victims, alcoholics, intellectuals and damn hard workers. Burbick knows this about these women, and portrays them with respect. Her critique is not that these women, or women who are now involved in the rodeo queen circuit are the problem - rather the commercialized, capitalistic society that has perpetuated the wrong and bad idea that women are for show is at fault.

Book is Falls into Stereotype Trap
Burbick may have done considerable research, but for the most part relies on sterotypes.Any sport or pasttime can fall victim to stereotyping (think cheerleader, football player, chess player, etc.), but an author should search beyond the stereotypes.Burbick may have her historical facts in order, but fails to recognize that today's rodeo queens are intelligent marketing representatives for their organization, their western heritage, and the sport of rodeo.Most rodeo queens areprofessional, talented, poised, gracious, and competitve young women who take their job as rodeo's face to the public very seriously.In addition to riding well, they must be knowledgeable in current events, horsemanship, and rodeo.If you look at the bios of many queens, especially state queens, you will find college students or graduates with aspirations in the fields of law, medicine, and business.

I also found some of Burbick's descriptive phrases very offensive.I don't understand why she thought that "shocking" us would make for a better book.

Here's the reality of the "myth" of the cowboy West
By all standards, this is a superb book about a seemingly innocuous weekend sport that inspires young girls throughout the western states;by the same token, it's also very unfair and elitist in its approach.

It could be the basis of a superb film about life west of the Mississippi.Think of rodeo queen version of 'Friday Night Lights' and similar football films over the years.Becoming a rodeo queen is about beauty and and those who are merely pretty, which in a world of images and make believe of the modern West rates far higher than just a bikini and a smile.

"Borrrrrring" is the first term that comes to mind to describe the West, in fiction and reality.It's "boring" in terms of the daily drudgery; for many girls, being a rodeo queen will be the only real excitement in their dull lives.Football has a few stars, as do cheer and pom and basketball and homecoming queen and even the chess team.For most westerners, devoid of any of the culture or intellect of eastern states, even little excitements are welcome.

Burbick nicely describes this intensity and commitment;rodeo queens are the daughters of successful entrepreneurs who can afford the considerable expense.They know success came from working 16-hour and longer days when necessary;the girls do the same to become a queen;just as Burbick consulted more than 150 sources, plus dozens of interviews of rodeo queens from as far back as the 1930s to write her short but astute book.

Burbick is a "queen" in terms of her commitment to this topic and the quality of her book.Although she's superb in linking the rodeo sport to conservative attitudes in the west, her weakness is not linking it to the intense competitive spirit that produces excellence in academics, in sports, or on the dark side in the form of juvenile crimes and mindless rebellion--all of which characterizes the West.

She deftly outlines the Western myth of rugged individualism and self-sufficiency;but fails to understand that such myths create the limited acumen expressed in Western social and political attitudes--even if they are more fiction than practical.Anyone who reads this book will understand why the West is solid Republican in politics, as well as the "Texas" attitude now in the White House.

Granted, rodeo queens won't regard this book as the best thing since chili and beans, or cold beer in longneck bottles.But, anyone interested in the relentless competition of life which shaped the daddies of these precocious queens (the academic experience is very similar and is based on just as rich a background of myths and dreams),it's a superb look at one of the crown jewels of the western experience.

Women's stories tell of their successes and failures
Joan Burbick's Rodeo Queens And The American Dream examines the women of the rodeo: those who traveled the rural West for years and who became 'rodeo royalty' from the 1930s onward. Women's stories tell of their successes and failures riding the rodeo circuit in this involving guide. ... Read more

Book Description
After his remarkable eight-second ride at the 1996 Indian National Finals Rodeo, an elated American Indian world champion bullrider from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, threw his cowboy hat in the air. Everyone in the almost exclusively Indian audience erupted in applause. Over the course of the twentieth century, rodeos have joined tribal fairs and powwows as events where American Indians gather to celebrate community and equestrian competition. In "Riding Buffaloes and Broncos," Allison Fuss Mellis reveals how northern Plains Indians have used rodeo to strengthen tribal and intertribal ties and Native solidarity.

In the late nineteenth century, Indian agents outlawed most traditional Native gatherings but allowed rodeo, which they viewed as a means to assimilate Indians into white culture. Mistakenly, they treated rodeo as nothing more than a demonstration of ranching skills. Yet through selective adaptation, northern Plains horsemen and audiences used rodeo to sidestep federally sanctioned acculturation. Rodeo now enabled Indians to reinforce their commitment to the very Native values--a reverence for horses, family, community, generosity, and competition--that federal agencies sought to destroy.

Mellis has mined archival sources and interviewed American Indian rodeo participants and spectators throughout the northern Great Plains, Southwest, and Canada, including Crow, Northern Cheyenne, and Lakota reservations. The book features numerous photographs of Indian rodeos from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and maps illustrating the all-Indian rodeo circuit in the United States and Canada. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Not that great of a book
I had to read this book for one of my M.A. classes and I must say, I didn't really enjoy it. It focused on the rodeo and how the Indians used and evolved the rodeo. Indian agents used it, according to this author, to assimilate Indians into white culture but instead it helped reinforce Indian tradition. To me, this book was dull and slow but if you are interested in the topic, then you would probably enjoy it ... Read more

Book Description
This exciting and authentic novel of a young rodeo natural "reflects the life of the rodeo cowboy as it is and always will be." (Danny Newland, seven-time announcer, International Finals Rodeo)

"The story of rodeo as never told before...by the men (and women) who live it every day." (Dr. Lynn Phillips, rodeo announcer) ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Dusty Richards is the best!
Dusty, how you put your words together into this masterpiece is great.I love how you put the human emotions into the rodeo scene.I have your book in my Rodeo Riders collection and am hoping you will write another book for the series.I would purchase it right away.I love your writing style. I am not a rodeo guy, just a spectator, but you know how to make the rodeo life come alive for us out here in the seats watching..
Thanks and please consider writing your next one.I will be watching for it...

Rodeo Done Right
Here are the two questions to ask about rodeo novels:

1) does the author actually know the rodeo life?

2) does the author write well?

Here the answers are: yes, and yes. A dynamite combination that provides the reader with both a good read and insight into an aspect of American life most of us will never experience.

Dusty Richards knows his horses, knows his rodeo, and is a skilled writer. ... Read more

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Rodeo
A rodeo is a big celebration that reminds me of a carnival. There are many events in rodeo like Cattle Roping, Barrel Racing and my favorite. Bull Riding. The Rodeo cowboys sure are brave to ride on those wild beffs? The pictures in the book are colored photographs and they make you feel like your really at a rodeo. The book rodeo is like Bareback Riding, Calf Roping & Steer Wrestling. ... Read more

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Clowns and Wagon Chow.
In this edition of the Scooby-Doo book series, the Mystery Inc. gang visits a rodeo operated by Bucky McCoy, the world-famous yodeling cowboy. Fred is one of Bucky's biggest fans and he wants to introduce the gang to his childhood hero. However, Bucky's rodeo is having financial problems and a malignant rodeo clown tries to scare everyone away. It's up to Scooby and the gang to solve the mystery and save the rodeo.

This entry into the series reads like an average book and since the mystery doesn't really involve a scary monster, the story isn't as exciting as other Scooby-Doo tales. ... Read more

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Introduces Will james to a whole new genertion of readers
Flint wants to be the best cowboy on the rodeo circuit, and this classic Will James western tells the story of a young man determined to try. Flint Spears first appeared in 1938 and this superb reprint will introduce Will james to a whole new genertion of readers! ... Read more

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Revenge at the Rodeo is awesome!
I love the Dani Ross Mysteries, and this one didn't let me down! It had the action that I love about the Mysteries plus a whole new outlook on religion and rodeos.Gilbert Morris has done it again! ... Read more

Book Description
In this second book of the winsome Horse Dreams trilogy, heavyhearted divorcee Develyn Worrell's mood continues to lighten as shehas escaped Indiana to enjoy the equine charms of a small Wyomingtown.There, in a place she visited as a child and has dreamt of eversince, the Lord's leading becomes clearer, even as cowboy romancesand the relationship with her grown daughter get more complicated. ... Read more

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The saga continues in this rich modern cowboy girl tale...
Bly pulls you further into the life of Develyn Worrell in the second book of this series...with several twists and turns along the way. Just when you think Develyn may have found her match, she realizes he isn't the one for her. She has so many male admirers she could take her pick. In walks the Mustang Breaker from book 1 in the trilogy, but could he become more than a friend? Develyn certainly finds him appealing and exciting, but is that enough? The Lord shows Develyn that her summer in Wyoming isn't all about her, but about the needs of others. Once she puts that into perspective, things become more clear. Leaving her future in the Lord's hands, she determines to live each day as it comes, and to the fullest. She also realizes that this time she must accept nothing less than all God wants for her life, or she will risk compromising her future. By the end of The Mustang Breaker (book 2), the reader is still wondering about Develyn's daughter's crisis, which has yet to be revealed. Also, Develyn has now eliminated two men from her list of potential future mates. Is the man she least expects the one the Lord has for her? I have a feeling book three in the trilogy will reveal that answer.Meanwhile, Casey Cree-Ryder seems to have found her soul mate. I can't help wondering if a double wedding is ahead. Waiting patiently for the final book in the Horse Dreams Trilogy, and wondering what great mystery will be revealed that will conclude this series.

Another good read
The Mustang Breaker by Stephen Bly is the second book in the Horse Dreams Trilogy. The rich characterizations of Bly puts the reader firmly in the head of schoolmarm Dev Worrell as she tries to find out if you really can go home again. Sided by her free spirited girlfriend Casey, Dev searches her life, her plans, and her heart, but it takes a salty horse breaker and rodeo hand to help her understand what she finds in her search. The Mustang Breaker is another good read from a talented writer.


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Terry W. Burns
Mysterious Ways-RiverOak (ISBN 1-58919-027-0) - nominated for 2006 Christy
Coming in Jan- Brothers Keeper 2nd in Mysterious Ways series (ISBN 1-58919-035-1)
Trails of the Dime Novel from Echelon Press (ISBN 1-59080-409-0)
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