Riding pretty : rodeo royalty in the American West /

In 1910, when the town of Pendleton, Oregon, held its first large-scale rodeo, the Pendleton Round-Up, it introduced a new kind of rodeo queen - not a traveling cowgirl performer but a young, middle-class woman from its own town. This work examines the history, evolution, and significance of the com...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laegreid, René́e M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006.
Series:Women in the West.
Subjects:
Women rodeo performers > West (U.S.) > History.
Cowgirls > West (U.S.) > History.
Rodeos > West (U.S.) > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Rodeos.
Cowgirls
Rodeos
Women rodeo performers
West United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In 1910, when the town of Pendleton, Oregon, held its first large-scale rodeo, the Pendleton Round-Up, it introduced a new kind of rodeo queen - not a traveling cowgirl performer but a young, middle-class woman from its own town. This work examines the history, evolution, and significance of the community-sponsored rodeo queen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-269) and index.
ISBN:080325718X
9780803257184

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