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I am a Cowgirl at Heart
By Madelyn Miller
I was born in Chicago to parents who had never been west of
Illinois. My mother cooked gourmet meals and we ate out more frequently than any
of our friends.
The only thing I ever roasted over a campfire was a
marshmallow when I was a girl scout.
There was no reason to believe I would grow up to be a
cowgirl. I married someone from the Midwest and only got to Texas because he was
drafted.
THANK YOU US GOVERNMENT for sending us to Texas.
It was a world I might not have discovered if we had not
been stationed in San Antonio. Both my children were born in Texas, so they are
true Texans.
I am a naturalized Texas citizen after living in Texas for
nearly 35 years. But my love of Texas is no less than those native born. When I
moved here, the rule was if you lived in Texas by choice for five years you were
a native. Few other states are as welcoming.
I have collected enough cowboy boots to shoe a whole posse
of cowboys.
If you have the Texas spirit in your heart, here are some
books that help you understand our Cowboy Culture:
Cowgirl Saddle Pals
By Gladiola Montana
Western Mini Series
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
How to Win a Cowboy’s Heart
By Kathy Lynn Willis
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
Cowboy Boots
By Tyler Beard
Photographs by Jim Arndt
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
The Cowboy Boot Book
By Tyler Beard
Photographs by Jim Arndt
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
100 Years of Western Wear
By Tyler Beard
Photographs by Jim Arndt
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
The Art of the Boot
By Tyler Beard
Photographs by Jim Arndt
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
Cowboy Chic
Western Style Comes
By Chase Reynolds Ewald
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
Western Shirts
A classic American fashion
By Steven E. Weil & Daniel DeWeese
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
Nudie
The Rodeo Tailor
By Jamie Lee Nudie & Mary Lynn Cabrall
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com
Bob Wade’s Cowgirls
www.bobwade.com
Gibbs Smith Publishers
www.gibbs-smith.com
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