The Cowgirl Way

The Cowgirl Way
By Holly George-Warren
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. 112 pgs. Young Adult Nonfiction

This book briefly covers women's involvement in the American west (such as owning cattle and becoming outlaws), as well as in wild west shows, rodeos, and western films and music. It concludes with a chapter about cowgirl fashion.

While I'm certainly interested in knowing more about cowgirls, I felt like this book read more like a list of names than a book. While the many women listed showed that there were (and are) plenty of women who were eager to rope and ride, at the same time, it was difficult to keep track of all the different people mentioned and the detailed tidbits that especially caught my attention weren't really developed into anything more. So, for readers who want to get some names of cowgirls and then do further research elsewhere, this is a good choice, but anyone looking for in depth information will have to look elsewhere.

AE