Category Archives: Cowboys

Texas Trailers

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Awc

The Texas Collection staff decided to have a bit of fun over the summer and created video trailers to introduce you to some of our favorite collections.  Our Texas Trailers are up on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.  We’ve put … Continue reading →

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Pawnee Bill’s Historic Wild West and Great Far East

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Awc

  The stories we tell ourselves about our past become as much a part of our identity as the truth of our history.  The mythological American West–the Wild West–with its stories of rugged individualism, resourcefulness, and courage, began to take … Continue reading →

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Catch ‘Em Alive Jack

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Awc

One of my fellow librarians at The Texas Collection tells me that if I get through a day without learning something new, I’m not doing my job. Well, yesterday I learned about a larger-than-life Texas cowboy: John “Catch-Em Alive Jack” … Continue reading →

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