{"product_id":"why-cows-need-cowboys-and-other-seldom-told-tales-from-the-american-west-paperback","title":"Why Cows Need Cowboys: And Other Seldom-Told Tales from the American West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Plain\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRocky Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLarry Bjornson\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**2022 Will Rogers Medallion Award Gold Winner for Western Non-Fiction - Young Readers**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Western Writers of America's first anthology for young readers. In this collection of true tales of the West, we leave textbook history in the rearview mirror and take you on a tour of twenty seldom-told dramas, the kind you might stumble across only if you leave the main road to wander the detours and byways of the American story. Here you'll meet extraordinary characters, from a young buffalo hunter of prehistoric times to riders for the Pony Express, the first African American female stagecoach driver, and the Navajo code talkers of World War II. Did you know that in 1821, a Plains Indian girl trekked 1,400 miles to visit Washington, DC? Or that two brave children, eight and ten years old, took part in the Texas Revolution? Tales in this anthology range wide in time, topic, and mood, yet all celebrate a spirit that is uniquely Western. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounded in 1953, Western Writers of America is the nation's oldest and most distinguished organization of professionals writing about the early frontier and the American West, its past and present. Now in our sixty-eighth year, our more than seven hundred members write fiction and nonfiction, songs, poetry, short stories, plays for stage and screen, and more. The contributors to this anthology, WWA members all, include bestselling authors and winners of numerous prestigious literary awards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eWhy Cows Need Cowboys\u003c\/i\u003e, we invite you to journey westward with us, and we hope you enjoy the ride.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Western Writers of America's first anthology for young readers. In this collection of true tales of the West, we leave textbook history in the rearview mirror and take you on a tour of twenty seldom-told dramas, the kind you might stumble across only if you leave the main road to wander the detours and byways of the American story. Here you'll meet extraordinary characters, from a young buffalo hunter of prehistoric times to riders for the Pony Express, the first African American female stagecoach driver, and the Navajo code talkers of World War II. Did you know that in 1821, a Plains Indian girl trekked 1,400 miles to visit Washington, DC? Or that two brave children, eight and ten years old, took part in the Texas Revolution? Tales in this anthology range wide in time, topic, and mood, yet all celebrate a spirit that is uniquely Western. Founded in 1953, Western Writers of America is the nation's oldest and most distinguished organization of professionals writing about the early frontier and the American West, its past and present. Now in our sixty-eighth year, our more than seven hundred members write fiction and nonfiction, songs, poetry, short stories, plays for stage and screen, and more. The contributors to this anthology, WWA members all, include bestselling authors and winners of numerous prestigious literary awards. With Why Cows Need Cowboys, we invite you to journey westward with us, and we hope you enjoy the ride. The editors of Why Cows Need Cowboys are longtime members of Western Writers of America. Nancy Plain, a four-time Spur Award winner for \"Best Juvenile Nonfiction,\" was president of WWA from 2018 to 2020. Rocky Gibbons, author of the Big Buckaroo children's book series, serves as WWA's membership coordinator and is a two-time Spur Award finalist for \"Best Western Storyteller.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 650 members including Anne Hillerman, Kirk Ellis, Craig Johnson, and Sandra Dallas, the sixty-year-old \u003cb\u003eWestern Writers of America\u003c\/b\u003e has members all over the United States writing in genres from traditional western fiction to suspense to academic nonfiction. The contributing writers for this anthology represent award-winning experts from a variety of genres. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor \u003cb\u003eNancy Plain\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer of biographies and histories for readers of all ages. \u003cb\u003eRocky Gibbons \u003c\/b\u003ewrites the \"Big Buckaroo\" series of children's books.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 10 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849598296371,"sku":"9781493051076","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/m5Me_HOcnu9781493051076.webp?v=1786580629","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/why-cows-need-cowboys-and-other-seldom-told-tales-from-the-american-west-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}