A western icon meets popular culture. How to be a Cowboy is a compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, an all around resource for every aspect of cowboy life. It includes the least you need to know about ranching, rodeoing, cooking, dancing, music, yodeling, boots, shirts, horses, hats, buckles, denim, lingo, poetry, and even how to walk like a cowboy. Cowboy history and culture come to light through photos, excerpts, short stories, poems, drawings, prose, and more. Jim Arndt A nationally recognized advertising and editorial photographer, Jim Arndt is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and specializes in location productions and environmental portraiture . He is the recipient of over 500 photography and advertising awards including the Kelly Award for Best Magazine Campaign, numerous Clios, New York Art Directors Club and Communication Arts Photo awards. He was named an Adweek National Photographer of the Year, Adweek "Creative All Star" photographer and was one of American Photographer's top photographers. His work has been exhibited in a number of galleries across the country including Minneapolis, Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, and Austin, Texas. In addition, Jim has taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.
