The Last Cowboys - A Pioneer Family in the New West

The Last Cowboys is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John Branch's epic tale of one American family struggling to hold on to the fading vestiges of the Old West. For generations, the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and world-champion saddle-bronc riders-many call them the most successful rodeo family in history. Now they find themselves fighting to save their land and livelihood as the West is transformed by urbanization, battered by drought, and rearranged by public-land disputes. Could rodeo, of all things, be the answer? Written with great lyricism and filled with vivid scenes of heartache and broken bones, The Last Cowboys is a powerful testament to the grit and integrity that fuel the American Dream.

About the author

John Branch is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for the New York Times. He is the best-selling author of Boy on Ice and The Last Cowboys, and has been featured in The Best American Sports Writing. He lives near San Francisco, California.

Summary

"A can't-put-it-down modern Western." -Kirk Siegler, NPR Longlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing

Product details

• Authors: John Branch
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2024
• EAN: 9780393356991
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35699-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 225 g
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Horses, riding; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; NATURE / Animals / General, PERFORMING ARTS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Equestrian & animal sports, Equestrian and animal sports, Animal spectacles, performing animals, Animal Spectacles, SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / General, Rural communities / rural life