Cactus Tracks and Cowboy Philosophy
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Book Overview
The acclaimed author of the comic novel Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky? and beloved NPR commentator cowboy poet Baxter Black now rounds up a hilarious collection of the poems, tales, and songs which have made him the poet laureate of the range. 12 line drawings.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0609601229
ISBN13:9780609601228
Release Date:August 1997
Publisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Get some time alone, buy this for your spouse!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
My husband can't put this book down! Baxter Black's clean and side-splitting "talk" is entertaining for all audiences. My mother, my husband, and my best friend have all loved this book.
A Will Rogers For Our Time
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A few years ago I awoke to National Public Radio's Morning Edition and to the voice of some easy going, homespun cowboy reading a poem that had me in stitches by the third verse. As I read "Cactus Trails..." I could hear Black's easy voice utter each word. While his departure from veterinary medicine is a loss to that community, it is a clear gain for easy going, common sense, sanity seeking people caught in the cross hairs of our cell phone, pager, eEVERYTHING society. Thanks to Baxter Black's commentary and writings we have an excuse to slow down a bit each day and get in touch with the basics. Will Rogers would love this guy!
Funny with a capital "F"!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Baxter has done it again. He manages to mix humor with social commentary, kind'a makes you think and belly laugh at the same time. Some of this book is politically incorrect--well, good for it! this country takes itself far too seriously, and it needs a good makin'-fun-of, and Baxter is the man for the job. You don't have to be a buckaroo or farmer, or vet to "get" these poems and short stories. It helps to be human, and not one encased in a shell of narrow-minded political correctness! One story in particular, about the frozen septic tank lid, had me laughing so hard I thought I was going to have a conniption. Moments of side-splitting laughter are intertwined with real stories of real people that are touchingly poignant. Bax hits the mark here. Great job!
For anyone who has been there; hits the nail on the head.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
A joy to read. Full of cowboy poetry & short stories. Some you could see as vividly as if you were there when it happened. It brings back alot of memories of incidents that have happened to me, or I've been witness to. A must for any cowboy or cowgirl.
Great education for the tenderfoot
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Pigs, Politicians,Chickens, sheep, all have a good goin' over by the Bax. Shows the true "Attitude" of a workin' cowpuncher, and an example of how someone can get their tie re-arranged.
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