Includes index.

Cowboys wore chaps -- Cowboys carried guns -- Cowboys branded cattle with the rancher's mark -- A cowboy's horse is called a stock horse -- Cowboys herded cattle on long cattle drives -- A chuck wagon carried all the food on a cattle drive -- Wranglers herd horses -- Cowboys tamed wild horses by riding bucking broncos -- Cowboys captured escaping cattle with a lasso -- Gauchos are South American cowboys -- A cowboy in Australia is called a stockman -- Cattle can stampede -- Cowboys ate lots of beans -- Cowboys were paid at the end of the trail -- Cowboys got into gunfights -- You can see cowboys and cowgirls at rodeos -- Cowboy clowns have to be quite brave -- Cowgirls worked on ranches.

Presents fun facts about gear, historical figures, and the day-to-day life of cowboys.