Introduction: The Cowboy Hero -- 1. Cowboys Today -- 2. Birth of the Cowboy -- 3. Life on the Open Range -- 4. Good Chuck -- 5. Cattle Country -- 6. Cowboy Talk -- 7. Hat's On -- 8. Cowboy Duds -- 9. To Boot -- 10. Cowboy Gear -- 11. Horse Tack -- 12. Cow Ponies -- 13. Horse Sense -- 14. Critters -- 15. Home on the Ranch -- 16. Ranch Women -- 17. Spring Roundup -- 18. The Family Brand -- 19. Four-Wheel Fever -- 20. Ranch Cuisine -- 21. Let's Rodeo -- 22. The Bucks Start Here -- 23. Roping Against the Clock -- 24. Rodeo Cowgirls -- 25. Cowboy Courtship -- 26. Cowboy Medicine -- 27. Cowboy's Almanac -- 28. Cowboy Geography -- 29. Bards in Boots -- 30. Oh, Give Me a Song -- 31. Dude Ranches.