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""Stratton has penned a lively, earnest portrayal of the lives of the cowboys--and cowgirls--who compete in the dangerous but apparently addictive sport of rodeo."
- Publishers Weekly, March 7, 2005"
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""Informative, engaging, moving. It's as good a book on this wild sport as there is ever likely to be."
- Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove, Hud (Horseman, Pass By), Terms of Endearment, and Loop Group"
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""This is a gem of a book about a world unknown to most of us. It sings with the words and music of the real people who live in that world. It is beautifully written. It vibrates with life. It is a treasure."
- Jim Lehrer, anchor of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and author of Flying Crows "
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""This is a big-hearted, hugely enjoyable ride into the center of our national identity; where myth often collides with reality, and nothing is ever what it seems."
- Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker"
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""In Chasing the Rodeo W. K. Stratton demonstrates vividly that rodeo has always been as richly diverse as the country that gave it birth."
- Geoffrey C. Ward, author of Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson and The West"
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""Kip Stratton goes on a search for the essence of the father he never knew and winds up discovering the soul of America in its most characteristic ritual, rodeo. Even if you consider yourself an expert on the sport, Chasing the Rodeo will surprise and charm you with fascinating tales and heartfelt insight."
- Sarah Bird, author of Virgin of the Rodeo and The Yokota Officers Club"
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""Vivid rodeo life and lore for armchair cowpokes and bowlegged hands alike, by a devoted kicker with a literary bent."
- Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2005"
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