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Convict Cowboys: The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo (North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series)
Convict Cowboys The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo - North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series
Author: Mitchel P. Roth
Convict Cowboys is the first book on the nation?s first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel P. Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as i...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781574416527
ISBN-10: 1574416529
Publication Date: 8/5/2016
Pages: 464
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Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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