Overview
"Before horse-whispering was popular an ole' time cowboy, William A. Cummins, was changing lives with secrets he learned by talkin' to horses. Over 100 photos mirror the sensibility of this soft-spoken feed-bucket philosopher and author of ""KING and the COWBOY."" The book is deeply moving, yet never self-pitying in telling Bill's hard-knocks-but-dream-inspired story. It would have been tempting given the broad strokes of Bill's life: A childhood marked by early stardom -- he became a teenage singing cowboy on radio -- he taught a golden palomino stallion to talk and pray on stage and learned trick-roping -- they headlined as ""Smilin' Bill and his Wonder Horse King"" -- the partial loss of his right hand at age nine -- the early death of his mother when he was 15 -- the heart warming solace he found in horses -- and a highly successful engineering career. Instead the book allows the facts, simply told, to carry the weight. The idea for the book came when Bill was again encouraged to perform rope tricks during retirement. With wisdom coming straight from the horse's mouth he now spins cowboy yarns and hi-tech stories to the young at heart."
Full Product Details
Author: William A Cummins
Publisher: Cai Publishing
Imprint: Cai Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.195kg
ISBN: 9780978776688
ISBN 10: 0978776682
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 13 June 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
King and the Cowboy was a delightful and intimate look into the close relationship between a man and his horse. Because I know absolutely nothing about horsemanship, this really opened up a whole new world of what it's like to work closely with a horse and develop a bond. My husband had a horse at one time and for the life of me, I couldn't understand the attraction. I had no interest in having anything to do with the horse. After reading this book, I get it. The eloquent story of Bill's relationship with King made me realize how strong the attachment can be. Heck! By the time I finished the book, I was in love with King too! --Barbara Legge, Florida Writer's Association
"""King and the Cowboy was a delightful and intimate look into the close relationship between a man and his horse. Because I know absolutely nothing about horsemanship, this really opened up a whole new world of what it's like to work closely with a horse and develop a bond. My husband had a horse at one time and for the life of me, I couldn't understand the attraction. I had no interest in having anything to do with the horse. After reading this book, I get it. The eloquent story of Bill's relationship with King made me realize how strong the attachment can be. Heck! By the time I finished the book, I was in love with King too!"" --Barbara Legge, Florida Writer's Association"
