Download or read book Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination written by Michael Allen and published by Shepperson Nevada History. This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, historian Michael Allen examines the image of the rodeo cowboy and the role this image has played in popular culture over in the 20th century. He sees rodeo as a significant American folk festival and the rodeo cowboy as the surviving avatar of a nearly vanished authentic figure - the real cowboy, who embodies the skills and values of traditional western rural culture.