Foreword by John Wayne --
Rembrandt of the longhorns --
Will James: the lone cowboy --
Cowpunchers in cartoons --
The Cowboy Hall of Fame --
Cowboy Artists of America --
Salutations and supplications --
Cowboy art museums and galleries.
Sidebars: A top hand for the Old West --
Incantation for a branding iron --
Where the tall stories grow --
A heritage of western songs --
A legacy from the Middle Ages --
Ghosts ride with lonely men --
A kindred soul of the cowboy --
A mirage painter in Palm Springs --
Strange birth of a stallion --
Mighty outlaws in "Horse Heaven" --
Children carry on cowboy art --
The Spanish mustang canters onward.