Demetrius W. Pearson

Black Rodeo in the Texas Gulf Coast Region

Charcoal in the Ashes

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Sport, Identity, and Culture
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 217g
• ISBN-13: 9781498574693
• ISBN-10: 1498574696
• Artikelnr.: 67221420

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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