Black Rodeo in the Texas Gulf Coast Region - Charcoal in the Ashes

This book is a sociocultural and historical analysis of nineteenth-century African American cowboys. The author examines their role in rodeo and the development of the Texas cattle industry.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Rodeo Roots and Etiological Aspects
Chapter 2: Land Acquisition in Austin's Colony and Cattle Ranching
Chapter 3: African American Ancestral Involvement and Livestock Management
Chapter 4: The Mythical West: Cowboys, Cattle Drives and Westward Expansion
Chapter 5: The Emergence of the Black Rodeo Cowboy
Chapter 6: Shadow Riders of the Subterranean Circuit
Chapter 7: Black in the Saddle: The Best Bull Rider You Never Saw
Chapter 8: The New Millennium: Black Rodeo and New Jack Cowboys
Chapter 9: Reliving the Past via Contemporary Trail Riding

About the author

Demetrius W. Pearson is associate professor in the Sport and Fitness Administration Program at the University of Houston.

Summary

This book is a sociocultural and historical analysis of nineteenth-century African American cowboys. The author examines their role in rodeo and the development of the Texas cattle industry.

Product details

• Authors: Demetrius W. Pearson
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781498574679
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7467-9
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Sport, Identity, and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Texas, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, history of sport, History of the Americas, Relating to African American / Black American people