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Tales of Canyonlands Cowboys
ISBN: 0874212294
ISBN-13: 9780874212297
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Utah State Univ Pr
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Negri has interviewed many of the surviving members from the last generation of redrock cowboys for their stories of the early days in canyon country. Their tales are filled with the good and bad times inherent with herding sheep and cattle in and around what are now Canyonlands National Park and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
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