Never Walk When You Can Ride by Mike McFarland (1989, Paperback) (113-1)

Description: Never Walk When You Can Ride by: Mike McFarland Illustrated by: Joe Beeler McFarland's modesty is genuine, but unnecessary. He was inspired to write these stories by Whistle Mills, the wagon boss for the Green Cattle Company, who kept a permanent tally book that doubled as a diary. McFarland liked the idea of keeping a diary, and being I have a damn poor memory, I started scribbling down some of the stories I heard and some of the things I saw. I have kept a diary from that time on.He decided to put a book together when he realized that some of the stories I was hearing might never be told again and some of the old boys who were tellin'em' wouldn't be ridin' this range much longer. Included are stories about rounding up cattle; range women: individuals like Whistle Mills, Ben Fancher and Coley Lyons; ropes and ropin'; booze; the BLM; mules; and the first day on the job. They're told with wit and understanding by a man who's had firsthand experience on the western range. Beeler, too, knows of the cowman's trials, and captures the spirit of these stories like on one else could. His illustrations bring out both the humor and harsh realities of a cowman's life, and the entire collection will be treasured by those who rise before daybreak and get in a full day's work before the sun's reached its highpoint. Of course, those who are cowboys at heart will enjoy 'em too.

Price: 12.5 USD

Location: Desoto, Texas

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