Bibliograph

Convict cowboys, the untold history of the Texas Prison Rodeo, by Mitchel P. Roth

Type

Label

Convict cowboys, the untold history of the Texas Prison Rodeo, by Mitchel P. Roth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-424) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Convict cowboys

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

948360921

Responsibility statement

by Mitchel P. Roth

Series statement

Number 10 in the North Texas crime and criminal justice series

Sub title

the untold history of the Texas Prison Rodeo

Table Of Contents

Texas prisons: a pattern of neglect -- A cowboy's a man with guts and a hoss -- The Simmons years (1930-1935) -- The only show of its kind in the United States (1936-1939) -- The war years (1940-1946) -- A sad state of affairs (1947-1949) -- The West as it ought to have been (1950-1953) -- Outlaw vs. outlaw (1954-1959) -- The fund just appeared footloose and fancy free (1954-1960) -- The Texas Prison Rodeo goes Hollywood (1960-1964) -- That's more bull than I'd like to ride (1965-1969) -- Huntsville Prison blues (1970-1979) -- The last roundup (1980-1986) -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Texas Prison Rodeo timeline -- Appendix II: Top hand winners

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