Author: Kathy Zebert
Publisher: Words in Color Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A romantic cowboy. A sunset kiss. Everything is perfect until he's charged with murder. A romantic cowboy. A sunset kiss. Everything is perfect until he's charged with murder. Callie Fletcher just wanted to sit on the terrace of her favorite hot spot and watch the sunset over the Texas Hill Country. A table for one, a glass of pinot and the best view in Austin. When Dominic Jaxson, a gorgeous, wealthy cowboy, charms her into sharing the view, the sunset gets even more magical. Months of sunsets later, their affection blooms into love, with dreams of a future together. Never does Callie imagine that this caring and tender man might hide a secret or that he might be a criminal. But then he walks through the doors of her courtroom, charged with a crime. Murder. As a court reporter, Callie knows her way around the legal system, and she's certain Dominic isn't guilty. But can she uncover the clues to prove his innocence, or have she and her handsome cowboy shared their last Texas sunset? Cowboy in Her Courtroom is the first in a fast-paced, clean romantic suspense series. Download your copy of this page-turner today and find out why readers love the Romancing Justice series!
Cowboy in Her Courtroom
Author: Kathy Zebert
Publisher: Words in Color Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A romantic cowboy. A sunset kiss. Everything is perfect until he's charged with murder. A romantic cowboy. A sunset kiss. Everything is perfect until he's charged with murder. Callie Fletcher just wanted to sit on the terrace of her favorite hot spot and watch the sunset over the Texas Hill Country. A table for one, a glass of pinot and the best view in Austin. When Dominic Jaxson, a gorgeous, wealthy cowboy, charms her into sharing the view, the sunset gets even more magical. Months of sunsets later, their affection blooms into love, with dreams of a future together. Never does Callie imagine that this caring and tender man might hide a secret or that he might be a criminal. But then he walks through the doors of her courtroom, charged with a crime. Murder. As a court reporter, Callie knows her way around the legal system, and she's certain Dominic isn't guilty. But can she uncover the clues to prove his innocence, or have she and her handsome cowboy shared their last Texas sunset? Cowboy in Her Courtroom is the first in a fast-paced, clean romantic suspense series. Download your copy of this page-turner today and find out why readers love the Romancing Justice series!
Publisher: Words in Color Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
A romantic cowboy. A sunset kiss. Everything is perfect until he's charged with murder. A romantic cowboy. A sunset kiss. Everything is perfect until he's charged with murder. Callie Fletcher just wanted to sit on the terrace of her favorite hot spot and watch the sunset over the Texas Hill Country. A table for one, a glass of pinot and the best view in Austin. When Dominic Jaxson, a gorgeous, wealthy cowboy, charms her into sharing the view, the sunset gets even more magical. Months of sunsets later, their affection blooms into love, with dreams of a future together. Never does Callie imagine that this caring and tender man might hide a secret or that he might be a criminal. But then he walks through the doors of her courtroom, charged with a crime. Murder. As a court reporter, Callie knows her way around the legal system, and she's certain Dominic isn't guilty. But can she uncover the clues to prove his innocence, or have she and her handsome cowboy shared their last Texas sunset? Cowboy in Her Courtroom is the first in a fast-paced, clean romantic suspense series. Download your copy of this page-turner today and find out why readers love the Romancing Justice series!
The Cowboy's Mail Order Bride
Author: Carolyn Brown
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140228053X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Book 3 of Cowboys & Brides From New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a contemporary Western romance filled to the brim with sexy cowboys, gutsy heroines, and genuine down-home Texas twang. Emily Cooper promised her dying grandfather that she'd deliver a long-lost letter to a woman he once planned to wed. Little does adventurous Emily know that this simple task will propel her to places she never could have imagined...with a cowboy who's straight out of her dreams... When sexy rancher Greg Adams discovers his grandmother Clarice has installed Emily on their ranch as her assistant, he decides to humor the two ladies. He figures Emily will move on soon enough. In the meantime, he intends to keep a close eye on her—he doesn't quite buy her story of his grandmother as a mail-order bride. A lost letter meant a lost love for Clarice, but two generations later, maybe it's not too late for that letter to work its magic. Fans of Linda Lael Miller and Diana Palmer will thrill to this charming story of a sexy Texas rancher and the mail order bride who brought him to one knee. Cowboys & Brides Series: Billion Dollar Cowboy (Book 1) The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (Book 2) The Cowboy's Mail Order Bride (Book 3) How to Marry a Cowboy (Book 4) Praise for Bestselling Contemporary Western Romances by Carolyn Brown: "Sizzling hot and absolutely delectable."—Romance Junkies "Charming...a smoking-hot romance...there's nothing sexier than a cowboy."—RT Book Reviews, 4 stars "Witty dialogue and hilarious banter... Carolyn Brown delivers yet another steamy cowboy romance."—Night Owl Reviews
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140228053X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Book 3 of Cowboys & Brides From New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a contemporary Western romance filled to the brim with sexy cowboys, gutsy heroines, and genuine down-home Texas twang. Emily Cooper promised her dying grandfather that she'd deliver a long-lost letter to a woman he once planned to wed. Little does adventurous Emily know that this simple task will propel her to places she never could have imagined...with a cowboy who's straight out of her dreams... When sexy rancher Greg Adams discovers his grandmother Clarice has installed Emily on their ranch as her assistant, he decides to humor the two ladies. He figures Emily will move on soon enough. In the meantime, he intends to keep a close eye on her—he doesn't quite buy her story of his grandmother as a mail-order bride. A lost letter meant a lost love for Clarice, but two generations later, maybe it's not too late for that letter to work its magic. Fans of Linda Lael Miller and Diana Palmer will thrill to this charming story of a sexy Texas rancher and the mail order bride who brought him to one knee. Cowboys & Brides Series: Billion Dollar Cowboy (Book 1) The Cowboy's Christmas Baby (Book 2) The Cowboy's Mail Order Bride (Book 3) How to Marry a Cowboy (Book 4) Praise for Bestselling Contemporary Western Romances by Carolyn Brown: "Sizzling hot and absolutely delectable."—Romance Junkies "Charming...a smoking-hot romance...there's nothing sexier than a cowboy."—RT Book Reviews, 4 stars "Witty dialogue and hilarious banter... Carolyn Brown delivers yet another steamy cowboy romance."—Night Owl Reviews
Cowboys of the Flint Hills (The Complete Series: Books 1-5)
Author: Tessa Layne
Publisher: Shady Layne Media
ISBN: 1948526301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1345
Book Description
"You won't want to miss this fast-paced, sexy ride." - NYT Bestseller, Cora Seton The complete Cowboys of the Flint Hills series bundled for your pleasure! Each novel ends with a guaranteed happily ever after. From fake engagements, to secret crushes, second chances and enemies to lovers - you'll fall in love with the sexy alpha males of the Flint Hills and the strong, sassy women that bring them to their knees. Including: Heart of a Cowboy Heart of a Rebel Heart of a Wrangler Heart of a Daredevil Heart of a Bachelor Cowboy, Family Feud, Opposites Attract, Family Secrets, Workplace, Enemies to Lovers, Second Chance, Star Crossed Lovers Friends to Lovers, PTSD, Military Veteran, Firefighter, Rodeo Cowboy, Fake Engagement, Doctor, Secret Baby, Doctor-Patient, Politics
Publisher: Shady Layne Media
ISBN: 1948526301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1345
Book Description
"You won't want to miss this fast-paced, sexy ride." - NYT Bestseller, Cora Seton The complete Cowboys of the Flint Hills series bundled for your pleasure! Each novel ends with a guaranteed happily ever after. From fake engagements, to secret crushes, second chances and enemies to lovers - you'll fall in love with the sexy alpha males of the Flint Hills and the strong, sassy women that bring them to their knees. Including: Heart of a Cowboy Heart of a Rebel Heart of a Wrangler Heart of a Daredevil Heart of a Bachelor Cowboy, Family Feud, Opposites Attract, Family Secrets, Workplace, Enemies to Lovers, Second Chance, Star Crossed Lovers Friends to Lovers, PTSD, Military Veteran, Firefighter, Rodeo Cowboy, Fake Engagement, Doctor, Secret Baby, Doctor-Patient, Politics
Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women
Author: Lori Landay
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812216516
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Women have been tricking men for thousands of years, and female tricksters have been appearing in classic and popular texts at least since the Thousand and One Nights. While there are many studies of tricksters, few have focused on the chicanery of women, and none have dealt with the ways in which the female trickster is constructed in America. Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women is the first book to explore the cultural work performed by female tricksters in the "new country" of American mass consumer culture. Beginning with such nineteenth-century novels as Capitola the Madcap and moving through twentieth-century novels, films, radio, and television shows, Lori Landay looks at how popular heroines use craft and deceit to circumvent the limitations of femininity. She considers texts of the 1920s such as Elinor Glyn's It and Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; films of Mae West, as well as other Depression-era and wartime film comedy; the postwar television series I Love Lucy; and such contemporary texts as "Roseanne," "Ellen," and "Batman." In addition, Landay explores the connections between these texts and advertisements selling products that encourage female deception and trickery.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812216516
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Women have been tricking men for thousands of years, and female tricksters have been appearing in classic and popular texts at least since the Thousand and One Nights. While there are many studies of tricksters, few have focused on the chicanery of women, and none have dealt with the ways in which the female trickster is constructed in America. Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women is the first book to explore the cultural work performed by female tricksters in the "new country" of American mass consumer culture. Beginning with such nineteenth-century novels as Capitola the Madcap and moving through twentieth-century novels, films, radio, and television shows, Lori Landay looks at how popular heroines use craft and deceit to circumvent the limitations of femininity. She considers texts of the 1920s such as Elinor Glyn's It and Anita Loos's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; films of Mae West, as well as other Depression-era and wartime film comedy; the postwar television series I Love Lucy; and such contemporary texts as "Roseanne," "Ellen," and "Batman." In addition, Landay explores the connections between these texts and advertisements selling products that encourage female deception and trickery.
Second Chance Cowboy
Author: Tessa Layne
Publisher: Shady Layne Media
ISBN: 1948526042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Two broken hearts... A career-ending injury from a bull named Damnation has stopped Cody Hansen’s life in its tracks and sent him home to Prairie to lick his wounds. Refusing to accept his career is over, he limps into the office of physical therapist Carolina Grace. The sweet girl next door is now all woman and Cody can’t deny his attraction. But nothing—not even love—will deter him from returning to the arena. One chance at redemption... Carolina Grace is unlucky in love. Two times she’s been left at the altar. Once is a mistake. Twice is a pattern. She really doesn’t want to know what three times would be, so despite the best efforts of Prairie’s well-intentioned matchmakers, she’s locked up her heart and thrown away the key. Until old friend Cody Hansen hobbles into her office. In spite of her good intentions, she can’t help but fall straight into his arms—and his bed. Will the third time be the charm for Carolina? Or will Cody’s stubbornness cost him everything? Even his life? A sexy standalone friends-to-lovers workplace romance with an HEA from USA Today Bestselling Author, Tessa Layne. Cowboy, Second Chance, Doctor-Patient
Publisher: Shady Layne Media
ISBN: 1948526042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Two broken hearts... A career-ending injury from a bull named Damnation has stopped Cody Hansen’s life in its tracks and sent him home to Prairie to lick his wounds. Refusing to accept his career is over, he limps into the office of physical therapist Carolina Grace. The sweet girl next door is now all woman and Cody can’t deny his attraction. But nothing—not even love—will deter him from returning to the arena. One chance at redemption... Carolina Grace is unlucky in love. Two times she’s been left at the altar. Once is a mistake. Twice is a pattern. She really doesn’t want to know what three times would be, so despite the best efforts of Prairie’s well-intentioned matchmakers, she’s locked up her heart and thrown away the key. Until old friend Cody Hansen hobbles into her office. In spite of her good intentions, she can’t help but fall straight into his arms—and his bed. Will the third time be the charm for Carolina? Or will Cody’s stubbornness cost him everything? Even his life? A sexy standalone friends-to-lovers workplace romance with an HEA from USA Today Bestselling Author, Tessa Layne. Cowboy, Second Chance, Doctor-Patient
Cowboy's Texas Rescue
Author: Beth Cornelison
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373278160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
"It's nice to have someone with your…um, skill set…around when there's a killer on the loose." Taking out bad guys is in Jake Connelly's DNA as much as strength, fearlessness and Greek-god good looks. So is rescuing women like Chelsea Harris, who's kidnapped by a brutal escaped convict. What isn't in the cowboy hunk's DNA, Chelsea fears, is an interest in relationships—especially with a jilted size-fourteen plain Jane like herself. With the killer on the loose and a Texas-size blizzard raging, Jake and Chelsea take refuge in an icy farmhouse. Sudden sparks between them turn on plenty of heat! But Jake has sworn to put his black ops career before distracting emotions. He needs to stay focused to stop the convict's reign of terror…and protect Chelsea from the danger of falling for him….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373278160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
"It's nice to have someone with your…um, skill set…around when there's a killer on the loose." Taking out bad guys is in Jake Connelly's DNA as much as strength, fearlessness and Greek-god good looks. So is rescuing women like Chelsea Harris, who's kidnapped by a brutal escaped convict. What isn't in the cowboy hunk's DNA, Chelsea fears, is an interest in relationships—especially with a jilted size-fourteen plain Jane like herself. With the killer on the loose and a Texas-size blizzard raging, Jake and Chelsea take refuge in an icy farmhouse. Sudden sparks between them turn on plenty of heat! But Jake has sworn to put his black ops career before distracting emotions. He needs to stay focused to stop the convict's reign of terror…and protect Chelsea from the danger of falling for him….
The Cowboys of Sweetheart Creek Series Starter Collection (Books 1-3): Sweet & Clean Cowboy Romance Box Set
Author: Jean Oram
Publisher: Oram Productions
ISBN: 1989359752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
Come fall in love with the sweet cowboy series readers are calling heartwarming and real. None of the Wylder brothers have time for love. Too bad Cupid disagrees. Get swept away with the Wylder brothers in the first three books in The Cowboys of Sweetheart Creek, Texas series as women--their complete opposites--steal their unwilling hearts. Be a part of the family as you laugh, smile and cry your way through these small town romances. Heartwarming and fun, you’ll be up all night reading with this binge-worthy series. The Cowboy's Stolen Heart (An opposites attract romance) One fashion model looking to change her life. One unapologetic cowboy who thinks she’s nothing more than a princess. Can these two opposites see eye to eye long enough to admit they’re in love? The Cowboy's Secret Wish (A football coach and librarian romance) Cowboy and football coach Myles Wylder knows he’s not the type of man librarian Karen Hartley is looking for. But maybe he can convince her they have more in common than she realizes…as long as she doesn’t discover his secret. The Cowboy's Second Chance (A second chance interracial sweet romance--BWWM romance) When Ryan’s fiery new neighbor Carly takes aim at him with her shotgun during a late-night misunderstanding she sparks his interest. But he may have to look out for more than his life—he may have to look out for his heart! Get ready to fall in love with the Wylder brothers as sparks fly and true love pounces on them in these feel-good cowboy romances. Grab your favorite reading spot and this romance box set collection to start your feel-good binge-reading session today!
Publisher: Oram Productions
ISBN: 1989359752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
Come fall in love with the sweet cowboy series readers are calling heartwarming and real. None of the Wylder brothers have time for love. Too bad Cupid disagrees. Get swept away with the Wylder brothers in the first three books in The Cowboys of Sweetheart Creek, Texas series as women--their complete opposites--steal their unwilling hearts. Be a part of the family as you laugh, smile and cry your way through these small town romances. Heartwarming and fun, you’ll be up all night reading with this binge-worthy series. The Cowboy's Stolen Heart (An opposites attract romance) One fashion model looking to change her life. One unapologetic cowboy who thinks she’s nothing more than a princess. Can these two opposites see eye to eye long enough to admit they’re in love? The Cowboy's Secret Wish (A football coach and librarian romance) Cowboy and football coach Myles Wylder knows he’s not the type of man librarian Karen Hartley is looking for. But maybe he can convince her they have more in common than she realizes…as long as she doesn’t discover his secret. The Cowboy's Second Chance (A second chance interracial sweet romance--BWWM romance) When Ryan’s fiery new neighbor Carly takes aim at him with her shotgun during a late-night misunderstanding she sparks his interest. But he may have to look out for more than his life—he may have to look out for his heart! Get ready to fall in love with the Wylder brothers as sparks fly and true love pounces on them in these feel-good cowboy romances. Grab your favorite reading spot and this romance box set collection to start your feel-good binge-reading session today!
Wild Cowboys
Author: Robert Jackall
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674018389
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Four bullet-torn bodies in a drug-ridden South Bronx alley. A college boy shot in the head on the West Side Highway. A wild shootout on the streets of Washington Heights, home of New York City's immigrant Dominican community and hub of the eastern seaboard's drug trade. All seemingly separate acts of violence. But investigators discover a pattern to the mayhem, with links to scores of assaults and murders throughout the city. In this bloody urban saga, Robert Jackall recounts how street cops, detectives, and prosecutors pieced together a puzzle-like story of narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and murders for hire, all centered on a vicious gang of Dominican youths known as the Wild Cowboys. These boyhood friends, operators of a lucrative crack business in the Bronx, routinely pistol-whipped their workers, murdered rivals, shot or slashed witnesses to their crimes, and eventually turned on one another in a deadly civil war. Jackall chronicles the crime-scene investigations, frantic car chases, street arrests at gunpoint, interviews with informants, and knuckle-breaking plea bargaining that culminated in prison terms for more than forty gang members. But he also tells a cautionary tale--one of a society with irreconcilable differences, fraught with self-doubt and moral ambivalence, where the institutional logics of law and bureaucracy often have perverse outcomes. A society where the forces of order battle not just violent criminals but elites seemingly aligned with forces of disorder: community activists who grab any pretext to further narrow causes; intellectuals who romanticize criminals; judges who refuse to lock up dangerous men; federal prosecutors who relish nailing cops more than crooks; and politicians who pander to the worst of our society behind rhetorics of social justice and moral probity. In such an up-for-grabs world, whose order will prevail?
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674018389
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Four bullet-torn bodies in a drug-ridden South Bronx alley. A college boy shot in the head on the West Side Highway. A wild shootout on the streets of Washington Heights, home of New York City's immigrant Dominican community and hub of the eastern seaboard's drug trade. All seemingly separate acts of violence. But investigators discover a pattern to the mayhem, with links to scores of assaults and murders throughout the city. In this bloody urban saga, Robert Jackall recounts how street cops, detectives, and prosecutors pieced together a puzzle-like story of narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and murders for hire, all centered on a vicious gang of Dominican youths known as the Wild Cowboys. These boyhood friends, operators of a lucrative crack business in the Bronx, routinely pistol-whipped their workers, murdered rivals, shot or slashed witnesses to their crimes, and eventually turned on one another in a deadly civil war. Jackall chronicles the crime-scene investigations, frantic car chases, street arrests at gunpoint, interviews with informants, and knuckle-breaking plea bargaining that culminated in prison terms for more than forty gang members. But he also tells a cautionary tale--one of a society with irreconcilable differences, fraught with self-doubt and moral ambivalence, where the institutional logics of law and bureaucracy often have perverse outcomes. A society where the forces of order battle not just violent criminals but elites seemingly aligned with forces of disorder: community activists who grab any pretext to further narrow causes; intellectuals who romanticize criminals; judges who refuse to lock up dangerous men; federal prosecutors who relish nailing cops more than crooks; and politicians who pander to the worst of our society behind rhetorics of social justice and moral probity. In such an up-for-grabs world, whose order will prevail?
The Cowboy's Baby Surprise
Author: Tina Leonard
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369703316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Great expectations! His Valentine Triplets by Tina Leonard Rafe Callahan is shocked when Julie Jenkins tells him she’s pregnant—with triplets! Rafe doesn’t expect the news to end the bad blood between the Callahans and Jenkinses. But that doesn’t stop him from proposing. Julie always had a soft spot for the sexy cowboy, even if he is a Callahan. Feud or no feud, she’s dreaming of a future at Rancho Diablo with Rafe by her side. Double Duty for the Cowboy by Brenda Harlen When Regan Channing finds herself in the family way, the last thing she expects is for another man to make her his wife! Especially not former bad boy Connor Neal. But Connor’s changed. Pretty soon Regan’s newborn twins have him wrapped around their fingers. And the electricity sizzling between Connor and Regan could power Haven for days. But can the deputy’s debt of obligation ever become true love? New York Times Bestselling Author Tina Leonard Previously published as His Valentine Triplets and Double Duty for the Cowboy
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369703316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Great expectations! His Valentine Triplets by Tina Leonard Rafe Callahan is shocked when Julie Jenkins tells him she’s pregnant—with triplets! Rafe doesn’t expect the news to end the bad blood between the Callahans and Jenkinses. But that doesn’t stop him from proposing. Julie always had a soft spot for the sexy cowboy, even if he is a Callahan. Feud or no feud, she’s dreaming of a future at Rancho Diablo with Rafe by her side. Double Duty for the Cowboy by Brenda Harlen When Regan Channing finds herself in the family way, the last thing she expects is for another man to make her his wife! Especially not former bad boy Connor Neal. But Connor’s changed. Pretty soon Regan’s newborn twins have him wrapped around their fingers. And the electricity sizzling between Connor and Regan could power Haven for days. But can the deputy’s debt of obligation ever become true love? New York Times Bestselling Author Tina Leonard Previously published as His Valentine Triplets and Double Duty for the Cowboy
Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos
Author: Michael K. Johnson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1617039292
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos undertakes an interdisciplinary exploration of the African American West through close readings of texts from a variety of media. This approach allows for both an in-depth analysis of individual texts and a discussion of material often left out or underrepresented in studies focused only on traditional literary material. The book engages heretofore unexamined writing by Rose Gordon, who wrote for local Montana newspapers rather than for a national audience; memoirs and letters of musicians, performers, and singers (such as W. C. Handy and Taylor Gordon), who lived in or wrote about touring the American West; the novels and films of Oscar Micheaux; black-cast westerns starring Herb Jeffries; largely unappreciated and unexamined episodes from the "golden age of western television" that feature African American actors; film and television westerns that use science fiction settings to imagine a "postracial" or "postsoul" frontier; Percival Everett's fiction addressing contemporary black western experience; and movies as recent as Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Despite recent interest in the history of the African American West, we know very little about how the African American past in the West has been depicted in a full range of imaginative forms. Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos advances our discovery of how the African American West has been experienced, imagined, portrayed, and performed.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1617039292
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos undertakes an interdisciplinary exploration of the African American West through close readings of texts from a variety of media. This approach allows for both an in-depth analysis of individual texts and a discussion of material often left out or underrepresented in studies focused only on traditional literary material. The book engages heretofore unexamined writing by Rose Gordon, who wrote for local Montana newspapers rather than for a national audience; memoirs and letters of musicians, performers, and singers (such as W. C. Handy and Taylor Gordon), who lived in or wrote about touring the American West; the novels and films of Oscar Micheaux; black-cast westerns starring Herb Jeffries; largely unappreciated and unexamined episodes from the "golden age of western television" that feature African American actors; film and television westerns that use science fiction settings to imagine a "postracial" or "postsoul" frontier; Percival Everett's fiction addressing contemporary black western experience; and movies as recent as Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Despite recent interest in the history of the African American West, we know very little about how the African American past in the West has been depicted in a full range of imaginative forms. Hoo-Doo Cowboys and Bronze Buckaroos advances our discovery of how the African American West has been experienced, imagined, portrayed, and performed.