The Book of Cowboys #251983

Comparatively little has been written on the true history of the Cowboy Days and the true histories of the men themselves — though the cattle country has been made the background for many a romantic or adventurous yarn. Even more rare is it to find an appreciation of the enormous part the cowboy played in devel oping the western States and in bringing pros perity and happiness to an arid stretch of terri tory greater in size than many countries of Europe.