Wyoming State Law Library

"When Cortés landed at Veracruz in 1519, a band of Aztec artists dispatched by Montezuma hastily sketched pictures of a new and terrifying monster that accompanied the Spaniards--a strange four-legged creature with a tail like straws and the body of a man rising from its shoulders. These drawings were the first pictorial representations of a man on horseback created in the New World. Horses spread rapidly throughout South America and ultimately...

A little cowboy and his father ride horses, round up cattle, mend a fence, practice roping, cook over a campfire, and sleep outdoors in their sleeping bags.

Answers basic questions about cowboys, including "What was it like to be a cowboy in the Wild West?", "Who are some famous cowboys?", and "Are there still cowboys today?"

When Too Tall Thomas finishes the trail drive, he finds miscellaneous work in exchange for meals, but he cannot wait to get back to real cowboy work.

Nothing too good for a cowboy: A group of young adults struggle to run the biggest cattle ranch in the world amidst World War II. Kid vengeance: Distraught by the murder of his parents and the kidnapping of his sister, a teenaged boy enlists the help of a gunslinger to seek revenge. Cowboys don't cry: A father and son struggle to make ends meet on the rodeo circuit. Pony Express rider: A young man joins the Pony Express mail service to track his father's...