The cowboy Ike Rude : riding into the wind / Sammie Rude Compton ; foreword by Charles R. Townsend ; with a contribution by Michael R. Grauer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Compton, Sammie Rude, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Grauer, Michael R., 1961- writer of supplementary textual content.

Townsend, Charles R., writer of foreword.

Series:

Nancy and Ted Paup '74 ranching heritage series

Nancy and Ted Paup ranching heritage series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rude, Ike, 1894-1985.

Rude, Ike.

Rodeo performers--Oklahoma--Mangum--Biography.

Rodeo performers.

Cowboys--Oklahoma--Mangum--Biography.

Cowboys.

Ranch life.

Oklahoma--Mangum.

Genre:

Biographies

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Born in 1894 in Mangum, a community in what was at the time Oklahoma Territory, Ike Rude would go on to have one of the most remarkable rodeo careers ever recorded. His storied life would include a performance for the Queen of England; acquaintances with the likes of Will Rogers, Gene Autrey, and Slim Pickens; multiple world titles; and the near-miss of a championship bid in roping-at age 77. Along the way, he worked for some of the most famous ranches in the west, such as Texas' JA and Matador ranches and the Chiricahua and Double Circle ranches in Arizona. Rude's story also includes the many outstanding horses he rode and trained, like the famed Baldy, considered perhaps the greatest roping horse of all time. The career of Ike Rude -- and that of several of his horses -- is commemorated in nine museums, including the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City and the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs. Lovingly woven from archival and family records as well as interviews with Rude by his daughter, Sammie Rude Compton, and closing with an essay on Rude and his rodeo and ranching context by Michael Grauer, McCasland Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, this biography of one of the formative figures in the sport offers valuable glimpses into the development of rodeo and cowboy culture. The Cowboy, Ike Rude: Riding into the Wind is sure to be a favorite of anyone interested in the colorful lives of working cowboys and rodeo performers in the early twentieth century. SAMMIE RUDE COMPTON, daughter of world champion roping legend Ike Rude, crisscrossed the United States with her family while her father competed in rodeos. Now retired from training and showing quarter horses, she lives in Purcell, Oklahoma"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Charles R. Townsend

Preface / Sammie Rude Compton

Introduction: A Brief History of Rodeo

When It All Started, 1894-1911

The Matadors, 1911-1914

The JAs, 1914-1915

The Chiricahua Cattle Company and the Double Circles, 1915-1917

The Great War, 1918-1919

Back to the JAs, 1920-1921

Blue Darter, 1921-1933

London, England, 1934

Bullet, 1934-1942

Ike Gets Roped and Tied, 1937

Baldy, 1936-1942

Early-Day Family Life on the Road, 1942-1946

Buster, 1946-1950

Without a Good Horse, 1950-1951

Terrapin, 1951-1956

Heelfly and Cheyenne, 1956-1962

Retirement, 1962-1968

The Rodeo Bug Bites Again, 1968-1971

Recognition throughout the United States, 1965-2018

One Final Attempt, 1983

The Last Round-Up, 1983-1985

Acknowledgments

Appendix 1. Prominent People Mentioned in the Book

Appendix 2. Ike Rude, Historic Ranches, and the Great War / Michael R. Grauer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781648431777

1648431771

OCLC:

1379265096