VGL-5524 Cowgirls Women of The Old West

This book pays tribute to the women of the frontier. The 224 pages are filled with over 450 color photos and historic images, the spirit, lore and relics of these colorful cowgirls is for the first time accurately depicted. As cowgirls moved into the limelight in the 18901s, chapters cover their contributions to Wild West shows and early rodeos. Other sections of this book depict the cowgirl in advertising and calendar art, plus exciting sections on Hollywood cowgirls and growing up western. Queen of the Cowgirls, Dale Evans wrote the foreword for this colorful look at cow-girls from the 1890's to 1950's. The book contains over 450 color photos of cowgirls, historic images, advertising art and artifacts.