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In the American West the cattle brand is a rancher's invilable mark of ownership. More than 1000 of these clever, rustic, artistic signatures are dipicted in detailed drawings along with their history and lore.

Includes material on August Buermann, North & Judd, John Robert McChesney and the Texas-style spur, P.M. Kelly, Oscar Crockett and the Crockett Bit & Spur Company, Bischoff and Shipley, Robert Lincoln Causey, Joe Bianchi and the Victoria Shank, the Boone family, J.O. Bass, Jess Hodge, E.F. Blanchard, Adolph Bayers.

Ed Blanchard was known to family and friends as a wild, reckless cowboy long before horsemen of the West recognized him as a noted maker of cowboy spurs. Together, Pattie and Kelly tell the story of spur making as experienced by one of its more prolific practitioners in the early part of the twentieth century.

Aunt Hattie, Aunt Mattie, and Aunt Pattie, As Different as Can Be is a read-aloud story in rhyme. The sisters’ distinct preferences are portrayed with vivid watercolor illustrations. These pictures capture young listeners and encourage them to follow the storyline. This happy story is a welcome addition to a child’s reading time. Betty Jane Purdy lives on Anderson Island, Washington, with her husband and only sister. She started writing poetry in high school and continues this love in her writing of children’s books in rhyme. Aunt Hattie, Aunt Mattie, and Aunt Pattie, As Different as Can Be is her second book in the series. When she was just fifteen years old, Natalie Wolffe was asked to provide the artwork for this book in the style of the previous illustrator. Loving to draw and paint, Natalie accepted the challenge and offers a younger version of the Aunt trio in this charming “sisters three.”

Traces the life of the famous actor from his beginning in Winterset, Iowa, his Hollywood film career, his role as a cattle-breeder and rancher, and his political beliefs, to his death in 1979.

John Wayne - A Western Celebration celebrates 2007 as Duke's Centennial year since his birth in 1907. It is a stunning, oversized coffee-table book showcasing the entire and rare, Western poster collection in full color, of every one of Duke's Westerns - 85 full page color posters with a 250 word synopsis about each movie. Additional pages include superb artwork and design highlighting various aspects of his career as America's most popular and beloved cowboy.