Synopses & Reviews
Baxter Black, the worlds bestselling cowboy poet, author of
Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy, and public radios favorite former large animal veterinarian, is back in the saddle with a hilarious new roundup of essays, commentaries, and campfire verse that speaks to the cowboy soul in each of us.
Drawn in part from Baxters wildly popular NPR commentaries and syndicated columns, Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet offers a generous helping of his tender yet irreverent, sage-as-sagebrush take on everything from ranching, roping, Wrangler jeans, and rodeos to weddings and romance, the love of a good dog, dancing, parenting, cooking up trouble, and talking about the weather. If you havent ridden with Baxter before, find out what more than a million dedicated fans are laughing about inside and outside the corral.
Synopsis
When Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet was published in hardcover it was met by a stampede of loyal fans, with more than 35,000 copies sold. Now, hit the trail with the paperback version of cowboy poet Baxter Black's hilarious roundup of essays, commentaries, and campfire verse that speaks to the cowboy soul in us all. Drawn in part from Baxter's wildly popular NPR commentaries and syndicated columns, Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet offers a generous helping of Black's tender yet irreverent takes on everything from ranching, roping, and rodeos to the dilemmas and joys of parenting. If you haven't ridden with Baxter before, find out what more than a million dedicated fans are laughing about inside and outside the corral. And with the help of the glossary at the back of the book, you'll soon be conversing in fluent cowboy.
Synopsis
The world's bestselling cowboy poet and author of Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy is back in the saddle with a hilarious roundup of essays, commentaries, and campfire verse that speaks to the cowboy soul in each of us. "Baxter Black is Mark Twain served up with a little Groucho Marx."--The Weekly Standard Share in the wit and wisdom of Baxter Black, public radio's favorite former large animal veterinarian. Drawn in part from Baxter's wildly popular NPR commentaries and syndicated columns,
Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet offers a generous helping of Baxter's tender yet irreverent, sage-as-sagebrush take on everything from ranching, roping, Wrangler jeans, and rodeos to weddings and romance, the love of a good dog, dancing, parenting, cooking up trouble, and talking about the weather.
With illustrations by noted cowboy artists Bob Black, Don Gill, Dave Holl, and Charlie Marsh and a timely foreword by historic cowboy sympathizer Herman Melville, Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet will charm your chaps off.
About the Author
BAXTER BLACK is an NPR commentator whose syndicated column appears in more than 100 newspapers. He appears regularly on television and radio and at dozens of agricultural functions and the occasional urban gathering. He will not let himself be described as Americas best-loved cowboy poet, but will agree to be referred to as the tallest, scrawniest, most left-handed one. He lives in Arizona among the catclaw and Gila monsters.
From the Hardcover edition.