All I Ever Wanted to Be Was a Cowboy
Published on 24. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-60138-973-2 (ISBN)
Description
Bill Roberts is an 80-year-old cowboy living in Florida. This book is a collection of stories about what cow hunting in Florida was like when Bill Roberts started his career at 13 years of age. He worked with cattle in 25 counties over a period of 35 years. The book also contains reproductions of Bill Robert's original oil paintings depicting life with horses and cattle in the 1950's.
Written in a charming, down-home style, the book features amazing recollections of a time past told by a man who lived - and loved - the life of a cowboy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60138-973-2 (9781601389732)
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Bill Roberts
All I Ever Wanted to Be Was A Cowboy
E-Book
06/2014
Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
€18.49
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Bill Roberts is an 82-year-old cowboy from Florida. This book is a collection of stories about what cow hunting in Florida was like when he started his career at 13 years of age. Roberts worked with cattle in 25 counties over a period of 35 years. Written in a charming, down-home style, the book features amazing recollections of a time past told by a man who lived and loved the life of a cowboy."