An introduction to the exciting and dangerous world of real cowboys profiles crackerjack cattle herder Jake Peavy, who struggles with injuries and health challenges related to his profession while describing range life, his work with cattle and the real-world difficulties that test his survival skills. By the creator of What If You Meet a Pirate? Dispells myths about cowboys and provides information about famous cowboys, the types of work they did, and their place in popular culture. You know all about cowboys, right? Theyre the good guys in the white hats, carrying six-shooters and wearing fancy boots. Well, no. Cowboys werent like that at all. Come inside and meet Jake Peavy. Hes the real deal. Jakes a crackerjack cattle herder but he wears a grubby hat and he limps from when that horse fell on him. Hes small, wiry, has bad teeth, and its been a while since he washed. Come spend some time with Jake, his saddlemates, and his fleas. Youll learn all about riding the range, roping dogies, and surviving in the down-and-dirty world that was the REAL wild West.
