Cowboys : a vanishing world / photographs by Jon Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholson, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cowboys--United States--Pictorial works.

Cowboys.

United States.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 28 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, 2001.

Summary:

The cowboy remains one of America's enduring myths. Representing freedom, strength, and individuality, set against the backdrop of the etched red earth and the shifting, dust-smudged horizon, the cowboy has come to be a dying breed. The twentieth century has thrown up new, seemingly insurmountable obstacles: environmentalists, technology, and economic pressures. The cowboy of the Wild West, so well depicted in Hollywood movies and pop culture, has been forced to adapt his life to cope with the inevitable advances of a new millennium. Jon Nicholson has uncovered a side of America that is immediately familiar, yet made more poignant by the knowledge that it is undergoing inexorable change. The dramatic and striking images in this book show a way of life on the verge of disappearing. With more than 250 black and white, and color photos, this lavish volume will be treasured for years to come.

ISBN:

0312286775

OCLC:

48504120