PDF-[DOWNLOAD]-The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West

For generations the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and worldchampion saddlebronc riderssome call them the most successful rodeo family in history Now Bill and Evelyn Wright parents to 13 children and grandparents to many more find themselves struggling to hang on to the majestic landscape where theyve been running cattle for 150 years as the West is transformed by urbanization battered by drought and rearranged by publicland disputes Could rodeo of all things be the answerIn a powerful followup to his prizewinning bestselling first book New York Times reporter John Branch delivers an epic and intimate family story deep in the American grain Written with great lyricism and filled with vivid scenes of ranch life and the high drama of saddlebronc competition The Last Cowboys chronicles three years in the life of the Wrights each culminating in rodeos National Finals in Las Vegas Will Bill and Evelyn be able to hold the family together as rodeo injuries pile up and one of their sons goes off on a religious mission Will their son Cody a twotime world champion make it to the finals one last timeand compete with his own son And will the younger generationRusty Ryder Stetson and the restbe able to continue the familys ways in the futureThis is a grand and compelling work of reporting that like Buzz Bissingers Friday Night Lights offers deep insight into American ritual and tradition And in telling the Wright familys story from branding days to rodeo nights to annual Christmas gatherings Branch captures something vital of the grit determination and integrity that fuel the American DreamAn unforgettable book by one of the finest reporters of our time The Last Cowboys is a moving tribute to an American way of life. 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