Horsing Around: Contemporary Cowboy Humor (Humor in Life and Letters)

By Lawrence Clayton

Book Overview

This collection by Lawrence Clayton and Kenneth W. Davis proves that the humor of the contemporary cowboy is as vibrant and entertaining as that of the old-time cowhand. Lawrence Clayton is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of English at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Kenneth W. Davis is professor of English at Texas Tech University. The book is a publication in the Humor in Life and Letters Series. Also in the series: Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing Still More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire By Alan Dundes and Carl R. Pagter 360 pages, illustrated ISBN 0-8143-2357-X, cloth ISBN 0-8143-2358-8,paper Jewish Wry Essays on Jewish Humor Edited, with an Introduction by Sarah Blacher Cohen 244 pages ISBN 0-8143-2366-9,paper Caver design by Mary Krzewinski with an illustration by Ace Reid WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS Detroit, Michigan 48202 ISBN 0-8143-2144-5

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814321437
• ISBN13: 9780814321430
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"