1970, ISBN: 1586481118

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… Altro …

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 clichs 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. americas,arts music and photography,biographies,fashion,history,horses,humor and entertainment,individual sports,politics and social sciences,popular culture Women's Studies, PublicAffairs<

2002, ISBN: 1586481118

edizione con copertina flessibile, Prima edizione

[EAN: 9781586481117], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Public Affairs, New York, New York], RODEO QUEENS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM. BURBICK, JOAN. STUDIES/WOMEN'S STUDIES., Social Science… Altro …

[EAN: 9781586481117], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Public Affairs, New York, New York], RODEO QUEENS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM. BURBICK, JOAN. STUDIES/WOMEN'S STUDIES., Social Science|Popular Culture, Sports & Recreation|General, Signed and dated by the author on the title page as follows: "Joan/Burbick/Nov.16,2002/"; not personalized to anyone. There is an "Autographed" sticker on the front cover of the work. This volume takes a journey into the lives of women who have worked the rodeo circuit from the 1930's until the coming of the 21st century. The difference between this advance reading copy and the finished book is apparently the finished book includes an 8 page b/w insert and index. 230 pages, interior of book is clean & binding is tight. A bit of wear along the spine and some corners and some scratches on the back cover. A nice author signed copy.<

ISBN: 9781586481117

Illustrated throughout with wonderful photographs, this rich tapestry of women's voices echoes and challenges our clichs of the rural West. Their combined stories of fulfilled dreams and … Altro …

Illustrated throughout with wonderful photographs, this rich tapestry of women's voices echoes and challenges our clichs 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. Media > Book<

2002, ISBN: 9781586481117

Hard Cover. PublicAffairs 2002. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.